SPIRITDAY and in Support of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and 10.15.2015 GLAAD.ORG/SPIRITDAY Transgender (LGBT) Youth
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presents On October 15, 2015, millions will wear purple on Spirit Day in a stand against bullying #SPIRITDAY and in support of lesbian, gay, bisexual and 10.15.2015 GLAAD.ORG/SPIRITDAY transgender (LGBT) youth. GLAAD is once How can my company participate? again working to secure the participation of corporations, as well as celebrities, media 1. GET EMPLOYEES INVOLVED: outlets, organizations, schools and local Send a message out to employees of your company encour- communities. By going purple on Spirit Day, aging everyone to participate in Spirit Day on October 15th. corporations can easily demonstrate their GLAAD can provide sample text. support for LGBT young people and consumers. 2. TURN YOUR COMPANY’S LOGO PURPLE: Whether it’s on your homepage or social media, show your support by turning your logo purple on Spirit Day. Turn your official Facebook and Twitter profile photos purple on Spirit Day at www.glaad.org/spiritday SUGGESTED POST 3. SHARE YOUR SUPPORT: Join me in going purple for #SpiritDay Speak out or post a photo of your CEO or staff in purple to 10/15 to support LGBT youth. Go purple your Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr using hashtag here: glaad.org/spiritday #SpiritDay. Who went purple in 2014? COMPANIES TELEVISION Kerry Washington Sharon Osbourne Nielsen AT&T Orange is the Mariah Carey Jim Parsons Queerty CBS New Black Jimmy Kimmel Dr. Phil TV Land The Coca-Cola Company Orphan Black Ricky Martin Teri Polo VH1 Delta Air Lines The Tonight Show with Andy Cohen Michael Sam Viacom Disney Jimmy Fallon Hank Azaria Tara Reid and more! DuPont Late Night with Seth Tituss Burgess LeAnn Rimes Meyers Facebook Don Cheadle Darren Young SPORTS Glee FedEx Elvis Duran and more! NBA Degrassi Hilton Hotels & Resorts Dr. Drew NHL Empire Hyatt Anna Faris MEDIA OUTLETS MLB The Fosters Johnson & Johnson Craig Ferguson ABC Family MLS Pretty Little Liars LinkedIn Melissa Joan Hart BET WWE Good Morning America Lyft Sean Hayes CMT and more! The Today Show MTV Allison Janey CNBC The View Nielson Carly Rae Jepsen Disney OTHER NOTABLES and more! Target Kristen Johnston Good Morning America The Empire State United Airlines Nick Jonas Jewish Life Television JLTV Building Viacom CELEBRITIES Perez Hilton Logo Times Square Landmarks Walgreen Co. Ellen DeGeneres Tatiana Maslany MSNBC The New York Stock Exchange and more! Demi Lovato Meghan McCain MTV and more! Laverne Cox Debra Messing OWN Chloe Grace Moretz How did Spirit Day begin? Spirit Day was started in 2010 by high school student Brittany McMillan as a way to show support for LGBT youth and take a stand against bullying. With GLAAD’s help, millions of teachers, workplaces, media personalities and students wore purple, a color that symbolizes spirit on the rainbow flag. Spirit Day now occurs annually on the third Thursday in October. For more information or to get involved, contact Zeke Stokes, Vice President of Programs, at [email protected], or visit glaad.org/spiritday.