6,000.

That’s the record number of middle and high school’s participating in this year’s Day of Silence, an annual event meant to squash homophobia from the ground up. This year’s, which will be held on Friday, honors 15-year old Lawrence King, who died in February after being shot by a classmate. [DOS]

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