The cast of hit teen drama Degrassi went above and beyond for the second year in a row to show off their best Spirit Day purple apparel. You can join us for Spirit Day by going purple on Facebook and Twitter and wearing purple today!
Fans have appreciated Degrassi’s long history of exceptional depictions of LGBT youth, which have garnered the series three GLAAD Media Award nominations. The groundbreaking storyline of transgender teen Adam was recently nominated for an Emmy and won the prestigious Peabody Award. It should be no surprise that the cast members of such an inclusive series were happy to show off their #SpiritDay purple. Check out the gallery below.
#SpiritDay is TODAY! Celebrate equality & wear purple! Until I'm done shooting & out of wardrobe- ill carryinstagr.am/p/Q9tdwcM_CB/
— Lyle O'Donohoe (@lyleodonohoe) October 19, 2012
Heading to @muchmusic for #Degrassi on #NML :) Sporting purple for anti bullying awareness !instagr.am/p/Q-jF8VFafm/
— Jessica Tyler (@JessicaTyler) October 19, 2012
Stand against bullying! Wear purple and make your profile pic purple for #SpiritDay 10/19 at glaad.org/spiritday #LGBT
— Aislinn Paul (@aislinnpaul) October 19, 2012
#SpiritDay Stand against bullying for #SpiritDay by going purple now glaad.org/spiritdaysay.ly/wQa4pmj
— Alex Steele (@alexasteele) October 19, 2012
Even Bianca is wearing purple for #SpiritDay Stand up against Bullying!!! glaad.org/spiritday twitter.com/AliciaJosipovi…
— Alicia Josipovic (@AliciaJosipovic) October 19, 2012
Me dressing for the day in purple #SpiritDay and yes that's @oscarcatcanada helping in the background :) twitter.com/stephenstohn/s…
— Stephen Stohn (@stephenstohn) October 19, 2012
Even Panther is wearing a NOH8 button today :) #nohate #SpiritDay twitter.com/stephenstohn/s…
— Stephen Stohn (@stephenstohn) October 19, 2012
Stand against bullying! Wear purple and make your profile pic purple for #SpiritDay 10/19 at glaad.org/spiritday #LGBT
— Craig Arnold (@thecraigarnold) October 19, 2012
Stand up for yourself and the people around u. Always stay true to who u are. #GLADD #SpiritDay twitter.com/SarahFisher28/…
— Sarah Fisher (@SarahFisher28) October 19, 2012
Stand-up against bullying! Today is #SpiritDay wear purple & show your support#LGBT
— Melinda Shankar (@melindashankar) October 19, 2012
Stand against bullying! Wear purple and make your profile pic purple for #SpiritDay 10/19 at glaad.org/spiritday #LGBT
— Degrassi on TeenNick (@degrassinsider) October 19, 2012
Hearing these awful stories about bullying just reminds us how important it is to stand up against it. Wear purple to support #Spiritday
— Justin Kelly (@IsJustKelly) October 19, 2012
You all wearing purple today? Cause I am! Stand up to bullying and think twice before you speak. Please :) #spiritday twitter.com/jacobneayem/st…
— jacob neayem (@jacobneayem) October 19, 2012
Stand against bullying for #SpiritDay by going purple now glaad.org/spiritday Don't forget to wear purple!
— AJ Saudin (@AJSaudin) October 19, 2012
Stand against bullying! Wear purple and make your profile pic purple for #SpiritDay 10/19 at glaad.org/spiritday #LGBT
— Degrassi (@Degrassi) October 19, 2012
And check out the other celebrities who are participating including Glee's Dianna Agron, Joel McHale, Wendy Williams and Shaquille O'Neal! They will all be in purple along with landmarks including 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 today 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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