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On October 20, 2015, millions will wear purple on Spirit Day in a stand against #SPIRITDAY bullying and in support of lesbian, gay, 10.20.2016 GLAAD.ORG/SPIRITDAY bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) youth. GLAAD is once again working to How can my company participate? secure the participation of corporations, 1. GET EMPLOYEES INVOLVED: as well as celebrities, media outlets, organizations, schools and local communities. Send a message out to employees of your company encour- aging everyone to participate in Spirit Day on October 20th. By going purple on Spirit Day, corporations GLAAD can provide sample text. can easily demonstrate their support for 2. TURN YOUR COMPANY’S LOGO PURPLE: LGBTQ young people and consumers. 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 10/20 to support LGBTQ youth. Go purple Speak out or post a photo of your CEO or staff in purple to here: glaad.org/spiritday your Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr using hashtag #SpiritDay.
Who has participated in Spirit Day previously?
COMPANIES TELEVISION Laverne Cox Chloe Grace Moretz OWN AT&T Orange is the Kerry Washington Sharon Osbourne Nielsen CBS New Black Mariah Carey Jim Parsons Queerty The Coca-Cola Company Orphan Black Jimmy Kimmel Dr. Phil TV Land Delta Air Lines The Tonight Show with Ricky Martin Teri Polo VH1 Disney Jimmy Fallon Andy Cohen Michael Sam Viacom DuPont Late Night with Seth Hank Azaria Tara Reid and more! Meyers Facebook Tituss Burgess LeAnn Rimes Glee FedEx Don Cheadle Darren Young SPORTS Degrassi Hilton Hotels & Resorts Elvis Duran and more! NBA Empire Hyatt Dr. Drew NHL The Fosters Johnson & Johnson Anna Faris MEDIA OUTLETS MLB Pretty Little Liars LinkedIn Craig Ferguson ABC Family MLS Good Morning America Lyft Melissa Joan Hart BET WWE The Today Show MTV Sean Hayes CMT and more! The View Nielson Allison Janey CNBC and more! Target Carly Rae Jepsen Disney OTHER NOTABLES United Airlines Kristen Johnston Good Morning America The Empire State Viacom CELEBRITIES Nick Jonas Jewish Life Television JLTV Building Walgreen Co. Britney Spears Perez Hilton Logo Times Square Landmarks and more! Ellen DeGeneres Tatiana Maslany MSNBC The New York Stock Exchange Demi Lovato Meghan McCain MTV Debra Messing and more!
How did Spirit Day begin? Spirit Day was started in 2010 by high school student Brittany McMillan as a way to show support for LGBTQ 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