IV 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 29 
Supporting the goals and ideals of GLSEN’s 2021 Day of Silence in bringing 
attention to anti-lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and ques-
tioning (LGBTQ+) name-calling, bullying, and harassment faced by indi-
viduals in schools. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 19, 2021 
Mr. TAKANO submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred 
to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall with-
in the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Supporting the goals and ideals of GLSEN’s 2021 Day of 
Silence in bringing attention to anti-lesbian, gay, bisex-
ual, transgender, queer, and questioning (LGBTQ+) 
name-calling, bullying, and harassment faced by individ-
uals in schools. 
Whereas the National Day of Silence is a day in which stu-
dents take a vow of silence to bring attention to the anti- 
lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and ques-
tioning name-calling, bullying, and harassment faced by 
individuals in schools; 
Whereas GLSEN is a national nonprofit organization work-
ing to create safe and affirming learning environments in 
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primary and secondary schools nationwide, regardless of 
sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression; 
Whereas GLSEN designates one day of every April as the 
Day of Silence; 
Whereas hundreds of thousands of students at thousands of 
schools have participated in the National Day of Silence 
in past years; 
Whereas GLSEN’s 2019 National School Climate Survey il-
lustrates the pervasive harassment and victimization 
faced by LGBTQ+ middle and high school students by 
documenting their experiences within the preceding aca-
demic year; 
Whereas nearly 70 percent of LGBTQ+ students reported 
being verbally harassed by their peers at school because 
of their sexual orientation, and nearly 57 percent because 
of their gender expression; 
Whereas nearly 26 percent of LGBTQ+ students reported 
being physically harassed by their peers at school because 
of their sexual orientation, and nearly 22 percent because 
of their gender expression; 
Whereas 11 percent of LGBTQ+ students reported being 
physically assaulted by their peers at school because of 
their sexual orientation, and 9 percent because of their 
gender expression; 
Whereas nearly 45 percent of LGBTQ+ students reported 
being cyberbullied; 
Whereas nearly 56 percent of Asian-American and Pacific Is-
lander LGBTQ+ students experienced harassment or as-
sault related to their sexual orientation in the past year; 
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Whereas 82 percent of American Indian or Alaska Native 
LGBTQ+ (or Two Spirit) students felt unsafe based on 
their sexual orientation in the past year; 
Whereas 60 percent of Latinx LGBTQ+ students experi-
enced bullying based on their gender expression in the 
past year; 
Whereas nearly 60 percent of Black LGBTQ+ students expe-
rienced bullying based on their sexual orientation in the 
past year; 
Whereas 44 percent of multiracial LGBTQ+ students felt 
unsafe in school based on the way they express their gen-
der; 
Whereas nearly 37 percent of LGBTQ+ students reported 
being harassed at school based on their actual or per-
ceived disability status; 
Whereas 59 percent of LGBTQ+ students reported that they 
felt unsafe in school because of their sexual orientation, 
and nearly 33 percent reported missing at least one en-
tire school day in the preceding month because of safety 
concerns; 
Whereas transgender students were more likely than all other 
students to report feeling unsafe at school because of 
their gender expression; 
Whereas transgender students were more likely to report 
missing school or changing schools because they felt un-
safe or uncomfortable; 
Whereas student academic performance is affected such that 
LGBTQ+ students who experienced high levels of har-
assment and assault because of their sexual orientation 
or gender expression report a lower grade point average 
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