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For the 7th year in a row presenting sponsor, Target has partnered with GLAAD to show their allyship with the LGBTQIA+ community and support of Spirit Day.  Earlier, this year Target launched the #TakePride campaign, celebrating stories of affirmation with works by LGBTQIA+ authors. The #takepride initiative showcases people being their authentic selves by letting […]

GLAAD is excited to continue its partnership with Sally Hansen, Official Sponsor of Spirit Day 2021. Together, we invited and encouraged all to wear purple and show off their “Spirit Nails” with a purple manicure to take a stand against bullying and express their support for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer LGBTQ youth in […]

Politicians throughout the nation unite in GLAAD’s anti-bullying campaign, Spirit Day. This day is to influence awareness of the LGBTQ community against lethal harms that bullying causes. This includes at the legislative level and beyond. Here’s a look at the LGBTQ politicians and allies who stood in solidarity on Spirit Day 2022: US Senator Tammy Duckworth of Illinois Duckworth is […]

[…] advocacy organization, announced today the launch of the “Go Purple for #SpiritDay” app, powered by Toyota Financial Services. The free app allows users to take part in Spirit Day, the largest and most visible anti-bullying campaign in the world supporting LGBTQ youth, by making their social media profiles purple. The app also offers anti-bullying resources […]

[…] Kidman, Kerry Washington, Reese Witherspoon, Britney Spears, Queen Latifah, Laverne Cox, Hailee Steinfeld, George Takei, Tim McGraw, and 30 Major League Baseball teams all go purple for Spirit Day Senators Tammy Baldwin, Dianne Feinstein, Kamala Harris, and Elizabeth Warren, Representative Joe Kennedy III, and more elected officials participate in Spirit Day Times Square properties as […]

[…] Associate Director, Campaigns & External Engagement Viacom — its channels including MTV, Logo, and VH1 — and stars like Laverne Cox will show their support for LGBT youth on  Spirit Day, with the help of groundbreaking advocates Edie Windsor and Roberta Kaplan. Viacom will be among the most active participants in GLAAD’s Spirit Day, the largest and […]

Since 2014, the National Basketball Association (NBA) and Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) have partnered with GLAAD for Spirit Day, showing their support for the campaign both online and in person. This year, players, coaches and league and team employees alike have gone purple in allyship with LGBTQ youth, using Spirit Day social frames to […]

By Cyn Gomez Spirit Day is an internationally recognized day where queer folks and their allies stand together against hate and bullying that countless young LGBTQ+ students endure every day. Some would like to believe that anti-LGBTQ+ bullying and harassment are things of the past as we make certain strides of inclusivity in media, politics, […]