It's #SpiritDay and stars from across all of your favorite Walt Disney Television networks are wearing purple, showing support for LGBTQ youth, and standing up against bullying! Check out the highlights below!
ABC morning shows started out the day by wearing purple!
We’re going purple to take a stand against bullying and support LGBTQ+ youth. Show your support by shredding hate and choosing kindness #SpiritDay#ChooseKindnesspic.twitter.com/DJirsnD2jk
— Good Morning America (@GMA) October 21, 2021
#SpiritDayhttps://t.co/3vK5qzK41V
— Good Morning America (@GMA) October 21, 2021
“Running away was not an option for me.” @itsSHANGELA reflects on coming to terms with sexuality and queer identity and offers advice to others struggling with embracing their true selves in a personal essay for @GMA#SpiritDay#ChooseKindness
— Good Morning America (@GMA) October 21, 2021
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.@TheView is proud to go purple today on @glaad’s #SpiritDay to support LGBTQ+ youth and take a stand against bullying! #ChooseKindness
— The View (@TheView) October 21, 2021
Join us:https://t.co/VX6jOBp36Ihttps://t.co/zgdcSGclUPpic.twitter.com/xRh0mTfHDz
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— The View (@TheView) October 21, 2021
— Ana Navarro-Cárdenas (@ananavarro) October 21, 2021
Showing our support for LGBTQ youth on @glaad#SpiritDaypic.twitter.com/4igwr5XY6A
— LIVEKellyRyan (@LiveKellyRyan) October 21, 2021
After asking our anchor team to wear purple for #spiritday to support #lgbtq youth…I forgot.
— Reggie Aqui He/Him (@reggieaqui) October 21, 2021
So I just ran downstairs, grabbed a tie, ran back upstairs with ten seconds to spare in commercial break.
Please clap. pic.twitter.com/VfTnbEiKmJ
The YouTube icons for Disney Channel, Disney XD, and Disney Junior all turned purple for Spirit Day!
The stars of ABC and Disney shows also showed their support for LGBTQ youth.
On #SpiritDay we stand against bullying and show support for LGBTQ youth. Go purple now and join in https://t.co/AQ6RnetXNcpic.twitter.com/3pUSWsVQsu
— Lionel Richie (@LionelRichie) October 21, 2021
On #SpiritDay and every day take stand against bullying and support for LGBTQ youth. Go purple now and join in @glaadhttps://t.co/aW7tGnoJgOpic.twitter.com/4oSsxScfIM
— Dulé Hill (@DuleHill) October 21, 2021
Today is @glaad#SpiritDay I want everyone who follows me to know that you will always be accepted here exactly as you are — no matter your background, race, religion, ability, sexual orientation, or gender identity. All you have to do is be kind and treat everyone with empathy pic.twitter.com/o7Oj9NxH0u
— Danielle Savre (@D_SAVRE) October 21, 2021
Rock your purple today if you believe No one should be bullied or called names simply for being who they are.
— Jason Winston George (@JasonWGeorge) October 21, 2021
#SpiritDay is today October 21. #choosekindnesspic.twitter.com/xDqmohmktG
This shirt is lavender. In my heart it’s purple. every year I get older the rainbow gets bigger, brighter and wider. Who doesn’t love a @glaad#SpiritDaypic.twitter.com/EN1HlXbmaN
— John Carroll Lynch (@MrJCLynch) October 21, 2021
Today is a very special day. In honor of #SpiritDay Please help to support and #ChooseKindness God Bless. @GeneralHospital@ABCNetwork@OfficialGHFCpic.twitter.com/xHlEqRgjMw
— Jackie Zeman (@JackieZeman) October 21, 2021
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 sponsors Target, Visible, and Wells Fargo, official sponsors NYC Department of Youth and Community Development, Porsche Cars North America Inc., Sally Hansen, and Mars Wrigley’s SKITTLES, and community sponsors Amazon, Kellogg Company, Kirkland & Ellis, National Basketball Association & Women’s National Basketball Association, NFL, Nike, and Shutterfly will all participate in Spirit Day.
In 2021, Spirit Day takes on a renewed importance due to the unprecedented challenges facing LGBTQ youth. Over the last year and a half, many LGBTQ youth have not been in school, unable to attend in-person meetings of Gay-Straight Alliances, Gender-Sexuality Alliances or on-campus colleges LGBTQ organizations. During this time, LGBTQ youth have also become increasingly vulnerable to the impacts of cyberbullying, specifically with heightened levels of anti-LGBTQ hate and harassment on social media. Some LGBTQ youth may be confined to a home environment that may be unsupportive or abusive. As well, an unprecedented number of anti-LGBTQ bills in state legislatures specifically targeting trans and nonbinary youth have been in the news. Calls to The Trevor Project’s hotline for LGBTQ youth have at times more than doubled since the COVID-19 pandemic began.
This year, Spirit Day is on October 21, 2021. Take the Spirit Day pledge to show LGBTQ youth you've got their backs at glaad.org/spiritday. Follow @GLAAD on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok to keep up to date with #SpiritDay news.