Comcast NBCUniversal is partnering with GLAAD for Spirit Day. Hosts of NBC's "Today Show" and Comcast NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations across the nation wore purple on air for Spirit Day. Other participating properties include CNBC, MSNBC, USA, E!, Oxygen, Sprout, NBC Universo, Telemundo, NBC Sports, Comcast SportsNet, and Syfy. Comcast NBCUniversal employees participated internationally and celebrated with #ComcastGoesPurple and #prideNBCU on social media. Both companies provided photo booths at business locations supported by OUT@Comcast and OUT@NBCUniversal — the company’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender & straight ally employee resource group and turned their internal intranets purple as well.
Comcast NBCUniversal published a Spirit Day page, highlighting the Spirit Day actions and participation across the company.
Bravo released a video with many of their personalities urging people to go purple for Spirit Day.
Check out Spirit Day posts from across Comcast NBCUniversal:
Thanks for showing your #SpiritDay support @iamtheblair! You look perfect in purple. https://t.co/YT9vLDTocc
— Oxygen (@oxygen) October 15, 2015¡Hoy es #SpiritDay! Únete a la juventud LGBT en contra del bullying y vístete de morado! pic.twitter.com/95838oXUwf
— NBC UNIVERSO (@NBCUniverso) October 15, 2015Watch how the CNBC International team is celebrating #SpiritDay this Thursday #prideNBCU pic.twitter.com/6Xg7ACT38F
— CNBC World (@CNBCWorld) October 15, 2015#spiritday #pridenbcu #workingatnbcu starting the day off in Singapore pic.twitter.com/D1fYAJHTvX
— Heather Matla (@Heather_A_Brown) October 15, 2015Today I went purple for Spirit Day w/ @OUTComcast #spiritday2015 #ComcastGoesPurple #stopbullying pic.twitter.com/Kb3rzEEqvO
— El Marquee (@elmarquee) October 15, 2015Wearing purple today for #SpiritDay #prideNBCU with @Darlene4NY ! pic.twitter.com/3YwlUKEW2n
— michael gargiulo (@michaelG4NY) October 15, 2015#ComcastGoesPurple for #SpiritDay. Donuts + selfies all around! pic.twitter.com/j1uO65GDDQ
— Comcast Careers (@comcastcareers) October 15, 2015Support #LGBT youth by wearing purple today! http://t.co/dyPm83g6BO @oxygen @NBCUniversal @glaad #prideNBCU pic.twitter.com/Ig7ZtUkifc
— Blair Myers (@iamtheblair) October 15, 2015Hoy nos unimos al #SpiritDay. Ser maltratado por ser quien eres, no está bien. Dile NO al #bullying. pic.twitter.com/dqNfbbZ0Re
— Telemundo (@Telemundo) October 15, 2015On October 15, Spirit Day inspires millions to "go purple" to support LGBT youth in a united stand against bullying. According to GLSEN's 2013 National School Climate Survey, 8 out of 10 LGBT students experience harassment at school, and over 60% of LGBT students who did report a bullying case said their school staff did nothing. Spirit Day draws the participation of celebrities, corporations, media outlets, sports leagues, schools, faith institutions, national landmarks, and individuals around the world to take a stand against bullying and show their support for LGBT youth.
You can go purple now by putting on purple, posting about #spiritday, and sharing your favorite #spiritday posts on social media. Go to www.glaad.org/spiritday to turn your profile picture purple and learn more ways to get involved in Spirit Day.
Spirit Day is made possible by the generous support of its presenting Partners Wells Fargo and Target; official partners DOW, Google, NBA and WNBA, NFL and WWE; and supporting partners American Eagle Outfitters, Barilla, Chobani, Comcast NBC Universal, Kirkland and Ellis, and Toyota.
Past participants in Spirit Day include the White House, the Empire State Building, Oprah Winfrey, Ellen DeGeneres, Cher, Laverne Cox, Kim Kardashian, Demi Lovato, Ariana Grande, Shaquille O'Neal, Good Morning America, The Today Show, The View, The Talk, The Tonight Show, the NBA, the NFL, Major League Baseball, NASCAR, WWE, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Tumblr, the Las Vegas Strip, and more.
