There was no shortage of Paramount (formerly known as Viacom CBS) support for Spirit Day! From RuPaul’s Drag Race to the FBI franchise to the final frontier of the Star Trek universe, the celebs came out in droves to show their love and support for the LGBTQ youth.
Spirit Day kicked off in New York where the famous Empire State Building was illuminated in the signature purple during a ceremonial lighting hosted by RuPaul’s Drag Race legend Jujubee.
Today is #SpiritDay! Go purple like our girl @jujuboston to stand with LGBTQ+ youth against bullying @glaad pic.twitter.com/cYi0rvrI89
— RuPaul’s Drag Race (@RuPaulsDragRace) October 20, 2022
Speaking of Drag Race icons, Shangela, who also is in HBO’s We’re Here alongside her drag sisters Bob the Drag Queen and Eureka, took some time out of her Dancing With the Stars rehearsal to show her support for Spirit Day alongside her dancing partner Gleb Savchenko.
#TeamHalleloo showing love for our LGBTQ+ youth on #SpiritDay Know that you all have value as who you authentically are. @glaad pic.twitter.com/MzbIjF2PIM
— Shangela (@itsSHANGELA) October 21, 2022
At CBS, FBI stars Missy Peregrym, Zeeko Zaki, Johnny Boyd, Alana De La Garza, and Jeremy Sisto wore purple alongside their FBI: Most Wanted cohorts Edwin Hodge, Roxy Sternberg, Keisha Castle-Hughes, Dylan McDermott, and Alexa Davalos. NCIS Hawaii actor Jason Antoon posted a selfie with GLAAD’s purple T shirt while Hollywood couple and The Real Love Boat hosts Rebecca Romijn and Jerry O’Connell sent a personal message of support to the LGBTQ youth.
My So-Called Life LGBTQ icon and Star Trek: Discovery actor Wilson Cruz took to Twitter to show his support.
We’re going purple on #startrekdiscovery to show support for #LGBTQ youth on #SpiritDay. Take the pledge to stand against bullying on October 20th https://t.co/cMzqLnXY22 @glsen @glaad @StarTrekOnPPlus pic.twitter.com/1nVjPRQW3L
— Wilson Cruz (@wcruz73) October 20, 2022
Also representing the ranks of Star Trek was Jeri Ryan – aka Seven of Nine from Voyager and Picard.
It’s #SpiritDay! Go purple now to take a stand against bullying and to support LGBTQ youth. https://t.co/Eq90CsPL0C pic.twitter.com/eShcNhenKq
— Jeri Ryan (@JeriLRyan) October 20, 2022
The cast of Paramount+’s Ghosts took time out of their haunting schedule to show their LGBTQ support.
At Entertainment Tonight, Kevin Frazier and Nischelle Turner wore some purple on a purple-hued as they took a stand against LGBTQ bullying.
#SpiritDay has hit ET! Join @KevinFrazier and @nischelleturner and go purple to show your support for LGBTQ youth.
Get in the spirit and check out @glaad: https://t.co/GRSam2JkgS pic.twitter.com/F5dC7Uo2D4
— Entertainment Tonight (@etnow) October 20, 2022