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Most of the participants for the Day of Silence protest attend local high schools, and after the silence ended many spoke to the crowd about their trials and triumphs as members of the LGBTQA community.
Sarah Ramstead, left, a senior from Sheldon High School, and Aspen Koch, a sophomore from South Eugene High School, begin introducing speakers after John Joo, right, finished a countdown to the end of the Day of Silence.
