Four Oregon students wear anti-gay shirts on Day of Silence

Four students in Oregon City decided to make clear that a day to raise awareness against bullying and unity wasn't going to include them. Instead of being a part of the Day of Silence, the four students wore t-shirts that read "Gay Day is no OK."

From KPTV:

"I just made it say 'Gay Day is not OK,' because I don't believe that it's OK," Oregon City High School student Alex Borho said.

He and just a few of his friends wore the shirts at the school where there are more than 2,000 students.

For some there, today was a day of silence. It's part of a national movement that only about 40 kids at Oregon City High School participated in.

It ends the much larger unity week that all the students there partake in. It's meant to be a time of dropping labels and breaking down social barriers.

"I don't have a big problem with gay people. It's just when they start parading around the school about how we have a day of silence for gays, lesbians and transvestites," Borho said. "We don't have a straight day."

Borho said he doesn't like the message associated with the day, intended to draw attention to bullying of gay students.

(h/t JMG)