Non-Profits Go Purple for Spirit Day 2022

This year for Spirit Day, countless nonprofits, advocacy organizations, and faith groups have come together to stand up against the bullying of LGBTQ youth. By going purple, these incredible organizations are showing the world that they stand with LGBTQ youth. See posts from PFLAG, Color of Change, No H8 Campaign and more:

Color of Change

National Center for Lesbian Rights

PFLAG

Sage USA

 

Point Foundation

Pride Less Prejudice

No H8 Campaign

Camba YMPH

Knit the Rainbow

National Center for Civil and Human Rights

Women’s March

Queer Safe Spaces

Spectrum Healthcare

LGBT Center San Diego

The Naming Project

 

 

Free 2 Luv

Compass Center

Trans Inclusive Group

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Being LGBTQI In The Carribean

Equality NC

About #SpiritDay

GLAAD organizes celebrities, media outlets, brands, landmarks, sports leagues, faith groups, school districts, organizations, colleges and universities in what has become the most visible anti-LGBTQ bullying campaign in the world. Purple symbolizes spirit on the rainbow flag.

The annual tradition was started in 2010 by GLAAD and then high school student Brittany McMillan, in memory of the LGBTQ youth who died by suicide. McMillan encouraged her friends to wear purple on a day in October — a day that came to be known as Spirit Day.  

Today, LGBTQ youth, and especially trans and nonbinary youth, are experiencing a level of scrutiny in schools we have never seen, leading to an environment rife with stressors beyond the peer-to-peer bullying of the past. From book bans, to bans on trans youth in sports, to bathroom restrictions and teachers barred from using correct pronouns, the means by which a student can express themselves and see others like them are increasingly being challenged.  

GLSEN’s National School Climate Survey, released earlier this week, reported nearly 82% of LGBTQ students feel unsafe in school. 76% experienced in-person verbal harassment (e.g., called names or threatened) and 31% were physically harassed. Earlier this year, The Trevor Project reported 85% of transgender and nonbinary youth say that recent debates around anti-trans bills have negatively impacted their mental health.

GLAAD’s 2022 Social Media Safety Index found severe harassment for LGBTQ users when compared to 2021. This anti-LGBTQ rhetoric translates to real-life harm and has been cited as drivers of many of the over 300 anti-LGBTQ bills introduced in states around the country this year alone, many of which target LGBTQ young people.  

Take the Spirit Day pledge to show LGBTQ youth you’ve got their backs at glaad.org/spiritday. 

For more information on Spirit Day, visit glaad.org/spiritday and follow @GLAAD on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok to keep up to date with #SpiritDay news.

About GLAAD

GLAAD rewrites the script for LGBTQ acceptance. As a dynamic media force, GLAAD tackles tough issues to shape the narrative and provoke dialogue that leads to cultural change. GLAAD protects all that has been accomplished and creates a world where everyone can live the life they love. For more information, please visit www.glaad.org or connect with GLAAD on Facebook and Twitter.

October 20, 2022
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(SOURCE) https://www.glaad.org/blog/non-profits-go-purple-spirit-day-2022

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