YING RES I-BULL OURC NT E K A IT FOR STUDENTS OFFICIAL PARTNERS COMMUNITY PARTNERS If someone you know displays thoughts of suicide or other self-harm, call the Trevor Project Lifeline at 866-4-U-TREVOR (866-488-7386) to speak with a trained volunteer counselor. 1 Anti-Bullying Resource Kit For Students glaad.org/spiritday Contents 4 5 What is Spirit Day? How can I amplify my voice? inside cover t/k 66 7 Where can I find How can I be an ally online? anti-bullying resources? 88 9 How can I stay safe How can I share LGBTQ stories? on social media? 10 How can I promote transgender equality? 2 If someone you know displays thoughts of suicide or other self-harm, call the Trevor Project Lifeline at 866-4-U-TREVOR (866-488-7386) to speak with a trained volunteer counselor. If someone you know displays thoughts of suicide or other self-harm, call the Trevor Project Lifeline at 866-4-U-TREVOR (866-488-7386) to speak with a trained volunteer counselor. 3 Anti-Bullying Resource Kit For Students glaad.org/spiritday How can I amplify What is Spirit Day? my voice? tips for standing up when you see anti-LGBTQ bullying On October 17, 2019, millions will wear purple for Spirit Day as a symbol Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) youth often face of support for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) youth serious problems with bullying and harassment in America’s schools. What and to take a stand against bullying. Join media outlets, celebrities, schools, should be a safe place for learning can instead become a dangerous and landmarks and corporations in #SpiritDay and speak out for LGBTQ youth. isolating environment for any student who regularly faces verbal and/or physical attacks. How did Spirit Day get How can I participate? How to stand up against • Know that all people, regardless of sexual orientation and gender identity, started? 1. Wear purple on October 17 anti-LGBTQ bullying should be treated with dignity Spirit Day was started in 2010 by high 2. Download a kit for how you can • Know that everyone has the right and respect. school student Brittany McMillan as a way organize for Spirit Day in your to feel safe. • If someone you know displays to show support for LGBTQ youth and take community • Respond to anti-LGBTQ thoughts of suicide or other a stand against bullying. With GLAAD’s language and behavior. When self-harm, notify a teacher or help, millions of teachers, workplaces, media 3. Visit glaad.org/spiritday in October to you hear homophobic comments and administrator right away and personalities and students wore purple, a turn your Twitter and Facebook profile jokes, even when not directed at a call the Trevor Project Lifeline color that symbolizes spirit on the rainbow pics purple specific individual, let the person(s) at: 866-4-U-TREVOR (866-488-7386) flag created by Gilbert Baker 4. Tweet your Spirit Day pics to @glaad! making the comments know you find to speak with a trained volunteer in 1978. And if you’re on Flickr, add your pics them offensive. counselor. There are people standing On October 17, 2019, millions will wear to this group: flickr.com/groups/ by ready to talk to you. The Trevor purple on Spirit Day in a stand against spiritday • If you see anti-LGBTQ bullying, let the Project’s website has many great perpetrator know their behavior bullying and in support of lesbian, gay, 5. Help promote by downloading a resources that allow you to learn from is wrong and harmful. If the situation bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) graphic for your blog or website: the experiences of others and connect is such in which you do not feel safe youth. GLAAD is once again leading glaad.org/spiritday?share with other LGBTQ kids like you. outreach to engage the participation of intervening, alert a teacher or individuals, celebrities, corporations, media administrator immediately. outlets, schools, local communities and even • If you know someone has experienced national landmarks. anti-LGBTQ bullying, let them know Past participants include the hosts of Good you are on their side and make an Morning America, The Today Show, The effort to spend time with the person at View, and The Talk; celebrities like Britney school. Spears, Ellen Degeneres, Demi Lovato, • Reflect on your own prejudices, Laverne Cox, and Ricky Martin; media and work on eliminating homophobia outlets like MTV, NBCUniversal, HBO, and transphobia from your own words and E!; corporations including Facebook, and actions. PepsiCo, and Disney; and national landmarks like Times Square, the Empire State Building, and the New York Stock Exchange. LGBTQ youth also saw support from hosts of CNBC, The Today Show, The View, as well as hosts of news programs on Bravo, MSNBC, and NBC. Check out all of the participating companies, celebrities, organizations and media outlets! Wearing purple on Spirit Day is a simple way to show the world that you stand by these courageous young people and a simple way to stand up to the bullies. 4 If someone you know displays thoughts of suicide or other self-harm, call the Trevor Project Lifeline at 866-4-U-TREVOR (866-488-7386) to speak with a trained volunteer counselor. If someone you know displays thoughts of suicide or other self-harm, call the Trevor Project Lifeline at 866-4-U-TREVOR (866-488-7386) to speak with a trained volunteer counselor. 5 Anti-Bullying Resource Kit For Students glaad.org/spiritday Where can I find How can I be an anti-bullying ally online? i resources? tips for speaking out for equality through online media • The Gay, Lesbian, Straight of Anti-Violence Programs (NCAVP). With the advent of social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter, Education Network (GLSEN) Through public education, training and Snapchat, Tumblr and YouTube, we are more connected to one another strives to assure that each member local programs, this group addresses than ever before. Social media sites also afford users with an opportunity of every school community is valued the pervasive problem of violence and respected regardless of sexual committed against and within the to share information, opinions and comments– some which can be hurtful orientation or gender identity/ LGBTQ community. or inflammatory. expression. GLSEN offers several • The Human Rights Campaign resources, including a Jump-Start Guide • You don’t have to identify as LGBTQ to (HRC) advocates on behalf of LGBTQ for Gay-Straight Alliances (GSAs) and be offended by anti-LGBTQ comments. Americans, mobilizes grassroots The It Gets Better Safe Space Kits, among others. Let those making these comments actions in diverse communities, invests know their behavior is harmful Project was created • The American Federation of strategically to elect fair-minded and offensive to anyone who thinks it’s to show young LGBTQ Teachers (AFT) is committed to individuals to office and educates wrong to target a group of people because people that they are promoting safe and healthy learning the public about LGBTQ issues. For of who they are. If necessary, report the valued, and though environments, and has a number of information about LGBTQ-inclusive offending user to the host website. circumstances resources available on their website legislation in your area, visit www.hrc. including a list of anti-bullying laws by org. • Delete any anti-LGBTQ comments may seem hopeless at state. others might post to your online profiles, times, it can and does • COLAGE is a national movement even if those comments are intended as get better. By posting • PACER’s National Bullying of children, youth, and adults with “jokes.” messages of positivity and Prevention Center offers several one or more lesbian, gay, bisexual, acceptance on YouTube, resources for students, including a transgender, or queer (LGBTQ) • Be proactive and share articles, Student Action Plan Against Bullying. parent/s. For more information on how stories and/or news segments that millions of Americans PACER’s Teens Against Bullying website to support your LGBTQ parent, visit highlight the challenges facing LGBTQ have taken a stand for also offers interactive videos that help www.colage.org people, and which send a positive message LGBTQ youth with stories youth stand up and speak out against • C enterLink, the American Civil in support of equality. of hope and resilience. bullying. Liberties Union, and Lambda • Join, follow or like online LGBTQ- To date, the project has • To find out more about campus hate Legal provide helpful information on affirming groups and organizations like crimes and university anti-violence and the LGBTQ community’s legal options GLAAD, GLSEN and GSA Networks, and received submissions from crime prevention programs, check out and hurdles. CenterLink unites LGBTQ share information about their work with celebrities, organizations, Stop the Hate. centers in all different states. The your network. advocates, politicians ACLU’s website has an entire section • Sometimes rejection and peer pressure and media personalities, on LGBTQ equality, and Lambda in combination with other factors including President Barack Legal’s page is geared towards teens. may lead to thoughts of suicide. The Obama, Secretary of Trevor Project offers a 24-hour • Visit CampusPride.org to check out State Hillary Clinton, helpline for LGBTQ and questioning all their resources for college students Rep. Nancy Pelosi, Adam teens: toll free (866) 4-U-TREVOR (866- and to find LGBTQ-friendly campuses Lambert, Anne Hathaway, 488-7386). across the country. To find out if your Colin Farrell, Matthew • If you see LGBTQ people being college already has a professionally- Morrison of “Glee”, Joe misrepresented in the media, contact run LGBTQ center, use LGBTQcampus.