It’s Spirit Day, and dozens of celebrities are speaking out against LGBTQ bullying and standing with LGBTQ youth by wearing purple and sharing it online.
Pledging to “go purple” is a way to visibly show solidarity with LGBTQ youth, who are disproportionately bullied and harassed because of their identities. More than 57 percent of LGBTQ youth feel unsafe at school because of their sexual orientation, and the same number did not report instances of bullying because they doubted intervention, according to GLAAD.
You, too, can take the pledge online, spread awareness on your social channels, and wear purple in solidarity.
Stars like Laverne Cox, Kate Walsh, Sean Hayes, Celine Dion, Sia, Tatiana Maslany and several more have all gone purple to show their support. See more celebrities going purple here:
#NewProfilePic #SpiritDay is Oct. 19 – Go purple now to take a stand against bullying and support LGBTQ youth! https://t.co/V9yCC6D4hJ pic.twitter.com/xYFHnjaMgi
— Laverne Cox (@Lavernecox) October 19, 2017
Let it rain purple on #SpiritDay as we take a stand together against bullying, and to support LGBTQ youth! – Céline? https://t.co/VADhN5TYfE
— Celine Dion (@celinedion) October 19, 2017
Join me and go purple NOW to take a stand against bullying for #SpiritDay. Let’s stand up for LGBTQ youth ? https://t.co/f3bLlBwTGq @glaad pic.twitter.com/iwN6XkYPXN
— Kate Walsh (@katewalsh) October 19, 2017
Today we're celebrating #SpiritDay with @glaad and taking a stand against bullying in support of LGBTQ youth! — W… https://t.co/rrX7emw35V pic.twitter.com/uSmrnzmRz2
— Sean Hayes (@SeanHayes) October 19, 2017
No one should ever be bullied for being who they are. Today @kellyripa and I are going purple to stand against bullying! #SpiritDay pic.twitter.com/0gYp8AHxYD
— Ryan Seacrest (@RyanSeacrest) October 19, 2017
https://twitter.com/Sia/status/921027464356401152
https://twitter.com/tatianamaslany/status/921043294636912645
No one should be bullied or called names simply for being who they are. #SpiritDay #Mom pic.twitter.com/3xuyKIXpPS
— Mom (@MomWB) October 19, 2017
Join us & stand up to bullying. Wear purple to support LGBTQ youth for @GLAAD's #SpiritDay tomorrow. #prideNBCUhttps://t.co/O5wyXD7Ped pic.twitter.com/xrbZLtQPDy
— Will & Grace (@WillAndGrace) October 18, 2017
Family you have, or the family you choose. You are loved. https://t.co/ClDPScLVRO
— Anna Chlumsky (@AnnaChlumsky) October 19, 2017
https://twitter.com/MartiGCummings/status/921038131838799872
It’s #SpiritDay and I’m wearing purple to show support for LGBTQ youth and to take a stand against bullying. Go purple! pic.twitter.com/r1aJEWBXTS
— Tegan and Sara (@teganandsara) October 19, 2017
WE STAND WITH YOU! Our co-hosts are wearing purple in support of @glaad's #SpiritDay to stand against bullying and support our LGBTQ youth! pic.twitter.com/OKgbfxyB5Z
— The View (@TheView) October 19, 2017
Come find me on @glaad’s Instagram Story rn to get ready for tomorrow’s #SpiritDay ? pic.twitter.com/B5K1oMbY2T
— Gigi Gorgeous Getty (@TheGigiGorgeous) October 19, 2017
https://twitter.com/brian_tee/status/921049817320706049
“Be whoever the f*ck you want.”#SpiritDay @glaad pic.twitter.com/apvijjjkVW
— Westworld (@WestworldHBO) October 19, 2017
Rally the realm.
Honor @GLAAD's #SpiritDay. (via @instagram): https://t.co/R1doRZ40xq pic.twitter.com/x7AmkwjD4h— Game of Thrones (@GameOfThrones) October 19, 2017
Today I'm rocking purple ?for #SpiritDay to stand up against bullying and show support for LGBTQ .@MTV pic.twitter.com/rpY3BLZwZ9
— Brandon Gomes (@_BG_Gomes) October 19, 2017
Take a stand against bullying with @IsaiahMustafa, & show your support for LGBTQ youth: https://t.co/Yv7BT7tEDi // @GLAAD #ChooseKindness pic.twitter.com/NXMyXe0F8b
— Shadowhunters (@ShadowhuntersTV) October 19, 2017
Friends, tomorrow join me & millions. Wear something purple to empower/enlighten each other to our human family with love #SpiritDay @glaad https://t.co/bwQC6NlTHV
— Jade Hassouné (@JadeHassoune) October 18, 2017
Happy to wear purple for @GLAAD’s #SpiritDay – and to fight every day for a country where LGBTQ youth feel safe and loved. pic.twitter.com/XdNp4BUiIh
— Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) October 19, 2017