Students, staff gather for Day of Silence
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Protesters stand in solidarity around Brother Jed Smock on Friday at Speakers Circle. When Smock was asked to comment on his verbal assault of a transgender student the day before, he said, 'It's OK to make fun of gay people.'
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Protesters hold pride flags Friday around Speakers Circle as Brother Jed Smock preaches. LGBTQ members and allies protested an alleged verbal assault by Smock against a transgender student Thursday.
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Brother Jed Smock preaches Friday at Speakers Circle as students from Triangle Coalition and Gamma Rho Lambda sorority form a circle around him. Friday was the National Day of Silence, when members and allies of the LGBTQ community refrain from speaking to represent the harassment and silence that affects them.
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Members of Triangle Coalition and Gamma Rho Lamdba sorority join hands with sophomore Elizabeth Fuller, second from left, during a silent protest Friday. Fuller and other students joined the circle when Brother Jed Smock asked if anyone supported them.
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Brother Jed Smock looks on as Brother Cope stands in Speakers Circle. Triangle Coalition members passed out free shirts bearing the statistic 90 percent, representing the percentage of transgender people harassed in the past year.
