WarnerMedia and its many subsidiaries including HBO, TNT, TBS, CNN, Warner Bros. and The CW once again went above and beyond in support of Spirit Day, turning everything purple to stand up against bullying and show their support for LGBTQ youth! Check out their Spirit Day posts from some of your favorite shows and celebrities from LA to NYC, and from Batwoman to Ellen.
Every year, HBO and all of the other Warner departments around the world rally their employees to go purple to stand up for LGBTQ youth, and this year was no exception. From NYC — where WarnerMedia employees turned The Vessel art structure outside of their offices purple on Thursday morning— to the famed Warner Bros. lot in Burbank, Calif. — where employees gathered under a custom marquis with purple shirts that read OUT@WB — WarnerMedia delivered in a big way, worldwide.
Today and every day, we stand with LGBTQ+ youth and speak out against LGBTQ+ bullying. WarnerMedia is proud to go purple for #SpiritDay and celebrate at our offices nationwide pic.twitter.com/ZzpYuSbgKs
— WarnerMedia (@WarnerMediaGrp) October 17, 2019
In NYC, seeing the entire Vessel go purple was truly a sight to behold!
HBO broke out their LGBTQ films into a carousel for Spirit Day.
We support LGBTQ+ youth on #SpiritDay and every day. These films about the LGBTQ+ experience are available to stream now. https://t.co/Xo0Hp7GZYr pic.twitter.com/5rPoaBebad
— HBO (@HBO) October 17, 2019
And the turnout on the Warner Bros. lot in Burbank was truly incredible this year!
The Burbank staff created a wall for people to sign messages of support to LGBTQ youth that they’re delivering to the LA LGBT Center’s Youth Center.
They were giving out purple cotton candy and custom coffee sleeves at the Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf on the lot.
And they turned the Warner Bros. water tower purple for Wednesday and Thursday nights.
Warner Bros. Television produced this video for their new series called "Interns in the Spotlight," which featured Sam Danish, a WBTV intern who always felt unsafe exploring their identity as a trans-feminine individual. Sam shares their experience interning at WBTV Development and how they found a safe haven at Warner Bros. to express themselves free of judgment or fear.
Warner Bros. studios, we are hugely appreciative of your work to take a stand against bullying!
WB wears purple with pride today to take a stand against bullying and support LGBTQ youth. #SpiritDay #WarnerBros pic.twitter.com/6MrWtHpG7q
— Warner Bros. (@warnerbros) October 17, 2019
Meagan Tandy and the cast of The CW’s Batwoman, turned the Batwoman signal purple and took one of the most dapper photos we’ve seen in quite some time!
A special gathering n Gotham City today as we celebrate #spiritday #glaadspiritday. I stand against bullying towards anyone especially our LGBTQ youth. Please stand UP and stand PROUD of the dope person you get to be JUST AS YOU ARE! #daretodefy #cwbatwoman pic.twitter.com/9jzSwr6EfP
— Meagan Tandy (@meagantandy) October 17, 2019
Kaylee Bryant from Legacies on The CW had an incredible message for LGBTQ youth.
Ellen DeGeneres showed her support for Spirit Day!
Happy #SpiritDay! Show your support for LGBTQ kids by going purple. Thank you, @GLAAD. https://t.co/BMY5lO0YqV
— Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) October 17, 2019
Alisyn Camerota and John Berman from CNN’s New Day went purple on this morning’s broadcast to show their objective journalistic support of this important cause.
CNN @NewDay went purple to take a stand against bullying. Join them and take the #SpiritDay pledge: https://t.co/AJXrimYJKz pic.twitter.com/4NReJAl2mR
— GLAAD (@glaad) October 17, 2019
The WarnerMedia family in Atlanta, including employees from Cartoon Network, CNN, tbs, TNT and Turner Classic Movies, united to support Spirit Day.
And WarnerMedia parent company AT&T lit up its headquarters in Dallas purple also!
Even the Turner-owned Cartoon Network went purple to stand with LGBTQ youth!
We stand with LGBTQ+ youth
— Cartoon Network (@cartoonnetwork) October 17, 2019
How do you stand up against bullying and embrace, support, and uplift your peers?
#SpiritDay #GoPurple #IncludeSomeone #StopBullyingSpeakUp pic.twitter.com/DShZVrYc1K
About Spirit Day
Each year, millions go purple for GLAAD’s Spirit Day to support LGBTQ youth in a united stand against bullying. Started in 2010 by high school student Brittany McMillan in response to numerous young LGBTQ lives lost to suicide, Spirit Day now draws the participation of celebrities, schools, faith institutions, national landmarks, corporations, media outlets, sports leagues, and advocates around the world, all joining together to stand against bullying and support LGBTQ youth.
Presenting partners Pantene and Target, official partners Kellogg’s and the NBA and WNBA, and community partners Amazon, Johnson & Johnson, Kirkland & Ellis, and Wells Fargo will all participate in the anti-bullying campaign.
As anti-LGBTQ policies, hate crimes, and harassment are on the rise, it is now especially important to let all marginalized youth know they are supported.
This year, Spirit Day is on October 17, 2019. Take the Spirit Day pledge to show LGBTQ youth you've got their backs at glaad.org/spiritday. Follow @GLAAD on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram to keep up to date with #SpiritDay news.
