Spirit Day is tomorrow! This Friday, October 19 millions of Americans will once again wear purple in a stand against bullying and as a sign of support for LGBT youth. Earlier this week we saw support tweeted from celebs such as Ian McKellen, Sean Maher, Rita Moreno and Fran Drescher and now even more celebs are going purple on Twitter and Facebook for #SpiritDay.
You can join us for Spirit Day by RSVPing on Facebook to wear purple on October 19 and going purple today on Facebook and Twitter!
Check out some of their tweets below:
10/19/2012 is #SpiritDay. Please support LGBT youth and take a stand against bullying. glaad.org/spiritday
— Bernadette Peters (@OfficialBPeters) October 12, 2012
Please join me on 10/19 and wear purple to stand against bulling for #SpiritDay. Pledge to go purple atglaad.org/spiritday
— Tamala Jones (@tamalajones) October 16, 2012
Join me on 10/19 and wear purple to stand against bullying for #SpiritDay. Pledge to go purple at glaad.org/spiritday
— Reba McEntire (@reba) October 16, 2012
I’m standing for LGBT youth! Go purple for #SpiritDay with @glaad now at glaad.org/spiritday and wear purple on 10/19!
— Alex Newell (@ANew92) October 17, 2012
I just texted PURPLE to 80888 to stand against bullying. Text PURPLE now for #SpiritDay 10/19! glaad.org/textpurple
— Paris Hilton (@ParisHilton) October 16, 2012
@glaad Stand Up For LGBT Youth And Rally Against Bullying On #SpiritDay!
— Christian Chavez (@christiancha) October 17, 2012
Join me & stand against bullying! Go purple for #SpiritDay now at glaad.org/spiritday and wear purple on 10/19!
— Margaret Cho (@margaretcho) October 18, 2012
@mariamenounos I’m purple in the face in speaking out against bullying especially on 10/19.glaad.org/spiritday MBB
— William Shatner (@WilliamShatner) October 18, 2012
Join me + @glaad for #SpiritDay on 10/19 & wear purple in a united stand against bullying & to support gay youth! glaad.org/spiritday RT!
— Terrell Owens (@terrellowens) October 17, 2012
Quit yo bullyin'! I’m standing for LGBT youth! Go purple for #SpiritDay w @glaad now at glaad.org/spiritday and wear purple w me on 10/19!
— Jessica Lu (@HiJessicaLu) October 17, 2012
I’m wearing purple tomorrow to show some support to LGBT kids. Join me for #SpiritDay 10/19! glaad.org/spiritday
— Stephen Fry (@stephenfry) October 18, 2012
Yes I am! RT @pllnicole: @shaymitch Hey beauty! Are you going to wear purple on 10/19? Love,you! #noh8 #SpiritDay
— Shay Mitchell (@shaymitch) October 15, 2012
And check out other celebs who are going purple including Glee's Dianna Agron, Joel McHale, Wendy Williams and Shaquille O'Neal! They will all be going purple along with landmarks such as Times Square and the New York Stock Exchange!
Take a stand against bullying and support LGBT youth by participating in Spirit Day on Friday, October 19. To get involved, simply go purple on October 19 as we work to create a world in which LGBT teens are accepted for who they are. You can download GLAAD’s Spirit Day resource kit which contains tools to get your local community involved. Spirit Day participants can also spread the word and tell their friends they’re standing up against bullying, download the Spirit Day app for iPhone and Android, and text PURPLE to 80888 to donate $5 to support the important work GLAAD, GLSEN and The Trevor Project do every day to end bullying and support LGBT youth. Another way to celebrate Spirit Day is to encourage the presidential candidates to come out against bullying by signing a new petition asking them to wear purple on October 19 and visit the American Apparel #SpiritDay store to get your own purple gear with a 10% discount and 10% of proceeds going to GLAAD.
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