#SpiritDay 2011: Partner Congregations
- Thomas Paine Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, Collegeville, Pennsylvania
- Spring Creek United Church of Christ, Rockford, Illinois
- Lutherans Concerned/Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
- St. Paul's United Methodist Church, Ithaca, New York
- Travis Park United Methodist Church, San Antonio, Texas
- Harvard Divinity School, Cambridge, Massachusetts
- The Humanist Chaplaincy at Harvard, Cambridge Massachusetts
- Unitarian Universalist United Nations Office, New York, New York
- Beth Chayim Chadashim, Los Angeles, California
- Druid Hills United Methodist Church, Atlanta, Georgia
- The Marin Foundation, Chicago Illinois
- Stiefel Freethought Foundation, Wilmington, Deleware
- First Congregational Church, San Francisco, California
- Bet Mishpachah, Washington, District of Columbia
- New Ways Ministry, Mount Rainier, Maryland
- Congregation Simchat HaLev, Syosset, New York
- Bishop Paul Peter Jesep, Schenectady, New York
- California Council of Churches, Sacramento, California
- Our Spirit
- C. W. Post Protestant Campus Ministry, Brookville, New York
- Bethany Church (ELCA), Elkader, Iowa
- The Naming Project
- Gay Christian Network
- Middle Collegiate Church, New York, New York
- Other Sheep
Contact Ross Murray, GLAAD's Director of Religion, Faith & Values, at murray@glaad.org, if your congregation is interested in becoming a partner. Also, check out the Spirit Day organizational partners. For ideas of how to participate, visit the Faith Communities Resources Page. Thank you.
What is Spirit Day?
Millions wear purple on Spirit Day as a sign of support for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) youth and to speak out against bullying. Spirit Day was started in 2010 as a response to the young people who had taken their own lives. Observed annually, individuals, schools, organizations, corporations, media professionals and celebrities wear purple, which symbolizes spirit on the rainbow flag. Getting involved is easy -- participants are asked to simply "go purple" on October 17th as we work to create a world in which LGBT teens are celebrated and accepted for who they are. Learn more & go purple at www.glaad.org/spiritday.

