So what is Spirit Day? On October 16 we take time to wear purple to show solidarity with LGBT youth and take a united stand against bullying. It was a proposed idea by Canadian teenager Brittany McMillan which was celebrated for the first time on October 20, 2010
Spirit Day takes its name from the purple stripe of the Gilbert Baker created rainbow flag, which represents spirit, hence the name for the day..
The day was a response to a 2010 outbreak of bullying related suicides of gay student, including Rutgers student Tyler Clementi
And yep, it has it's own #spiritday hashtag
So here's Laverne's video, and break out those purple outfits tomorrow.
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