Author: GLAAD

When he was a little boy, actor and writer JM Longoria found it really difficult to share his fears and insecurities with his parents. His father came up with an idea: if you can’t speak it, write me a letter. From then on, father and son would leave each other letters about everything from teenage insecurity to fears about going to school after Columbine.

Bob the Drag Queen and Peppermint worked with the Black Queer Town Hall to release a musical tutorial for Pennsylvania voters on how they can vote.

All your favorite morning and talk shows went purple on Thursday to show their support for LGBTQ youth and stand…

Being YOU is enough to be worthy of love.

As part of their robust LGBTQ initiative, the NFL went big for Spirit Day to support LGBTQ youth.

All thirty MLB teams and the front office went purple, sending messages of compassion and support for LGBTQ youth.

One again this year it was fantastic to see the casts of leading Spanish-language shows go purple for #SpiritDay. The casts of the morning show Despierta América on Univision and of Un Nuevo Día on Telemundo all rocked purple again this year, as did the hosts of Primer Impacto and The Zoo on LATV. Spanish-language streamer Pantaya joined #SpiritDay and turned various channels purple.

This year, TikTok is going purple to support LGBTQ youth. TikTok Creators around the world threw their support to Spirit Day, and the TikTok team took the time to highlight a few messages of support to LGBTQ youth on social media.