#SpiritDay 2011: Participating Organizations
Sign Up to Participate for #SpiritDay 2012
If your organization is interested in participating, sign up now!
Resource Kit for Organizations
View our resource kit!
Organizations Participating in Spirit Day 2011
American Federation of Teachers
Blackpool Fylde and Wyre Trades Union Council
Believe Out Loud
Campus Pride
Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network (GLSEN)
Human Rights Campaign (HRC)
Gay Men’s Health Crisis (GMHC)
Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) Network
Lambda Legal
National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR)
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
Parents, Families, & Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG)
PACER Center
Safe Schools Action Network
Trevor Project
All Families Matter (NM)
Basic Rights Oregon
Boise Loves
Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies in Religion and Ministry, Pacific School of Religion
Coalition of Welcoming Congregations of the Bay Area
DignityUSA
Callen Lorde Community Health Center
COLAGE
Egale Canada
Equality California
Equality Hawaii
Equality Illinois
Equality Michigan
Equality Ohio
Equality Pennsylvania
Equality South Carolina
Equality Texas
Equality Utah
Equality Virginia
Fair Wisconsin
Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD)
Georgia Equality
GMHC
Harriet Hancock LGBT Community Center
Human Rights Campaign's Religion & Faith Program
Institute for Judaism and Sexual Orientation at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
Kansas Equality Coalition
Keshet
Live Out Loud
Lutherans Concerned/North America
Marriage Equality Rhode Island (MERI)
MassEquality
Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition (MTPC)
Metropolitan Community Churches (MCC)
Montana Human Rights Network
More Light Presbyterians
Nehirim: GLBT Jewish Culture and Spirituality
New York City LGBT Center
Occupy San Diego
Oklahomans for Equality
One Colorado Education Fund
OutFront Minnesota
PFLAG Omaha
Project 515
PROMO
Reconciling Ministries Network
Religious Institute: Faithful Voices on Sexuality and Religion
River City Gender Alliance
Sacramento Gay and Lesbian Center
South Beach AIDS Project
Straight But Not Narrow
Swish Pride
Tennessee Equality Project
Women's Alliance for Theology, Ethics and Ritual (WATER)
United Church of Christ Office for LGBT Ministries
Youth Pride Center

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.

