Spirit Day

Millions of Americans wear purple on Spirit Day, October 20th, as a sign of support for LGBT youth and to speak out against bullying

Latest Update on Spirit Day

Monday, April 23, 2012
3:42pm

OMG! from Yahoo! has come out of the closet to celebrate the GLAAD Media awards. The site that gives the latest dose of celebrity goodness has created a new "Out and Proud in Hollywood" tab.

04/23/12

OMG! from Yahoo! has come out of the closet to celebrate the GLAAD Media awards. The site that gives the latest dose of celebrity goodness has created a new "Out and Proud in Hollywood" tab.

04/20/12

Ellen DeGeneres will kick-off the 23rd GLAAD Media Awards.

10/31/11

Thursday, October 20th was Spirit Day, when millions of Americans wore purple and spoke out against bullying of LGBT

10/27/11

GLAAD sits down for another round of Q&A with Spirit Day founder Brittany McMillan

10/27/11

Millions of Americans celebrated Spirit Day on October 20 by 'going purple' to stand up against bullying and send a message to LGBT youth that it's okay to be who you are.

10/26/11

En América Latina, se sumaron al Día del Espíritu organizaciones LGBT y los medios de comunicación, creando un movimiento transnacional para conmemorar la fecha.

10/26/11

Latin American media and LGBT organizations united to create a transnational movement to commemorate Spirit Day.

10/21/11

California State University Long Beach's GSA took their Spirit Day celebration a step further, yesterday, with some eye catching public performance. CSULB GSA organizer and GLAAD Entertainment Intern Anthony Nget shares his experience of taking part and why it was so important for the whole campus to see them go purple.

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05/01/12

Matt Shankles lost friends and self-esteem and his depression grew when his eighth-grade classmates learned he was g

10/20/11

In a colorful show of support for those who speak out against anti-LGBT bullying, the White House changed elements o

10/20/11

Millions of Americans, including Chaz Bono, Cyndi Lauper, Julianne Moore, and Mia Farrow, will observe tomorrow, Oc

10/19/11

Some students walked out of a production of "Zanna Don't" at Hartford Public High School on Friday whe

10/18/11

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10/18/11

New Jersey Rev. Milton B.

10/18/11

Canadian Councillor Allan Hubley released a statement on Monday about his son Jamie, who recently died by suicide.