All your favorite morning and talk shows went purple on Thursday to show their support for LGBTQ youth and stand against bullying! Check out how Good Morning America, TODAY, The View, The Talk, Un Nuevo Día, Despierta América, CNN New Day, and CBS This Morning showed their support for #SpiritDay!
Good Morning America
Our friends at @GMA are wearing their best #SpiritDay purple this morning to stand with LGBTQ youth pic.twitter.com/QTV384LGBV
— GLAAD (@glaad) October 15, 2020
TODAY
The View
Thank you to @TheView for supporting LGBTQ youth and standing up against bullying for #SpiritDay! pic.twitter.com/a8cafztmI7
— GLAAD (@glaad) October 15, 2020
The Talk
Our ladies are wearing purple in support of taking a stand against bullying for #SpiritDay! #TheTalk @glaad pic.twitter.com/KGLh8T9QYH
— The Talk (@TheTalkCBS) October 15, 2020
Un Nuevo Día (Telemundo)
Despierta América
Unidos contra el acoso y la discriminación a la comunidad LGBTQ. #OrgulloPride pic.twitter.com/PGJcp3hvFK
— Despierta América (@despiertamerica) October 15, 2020
CNN New Day
.@CNN‘s @NewDay went purple this morning to show their support for LGBTQ youth and to stand against bullying. pic.twitter.com/MVgBGWkUD1
— GLAAD (@glaad) October 15, 2020
CBS This Morning
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 partners Delta Air Lines, Kellogg Company, and Target, official partners Amazon, NYC Department of Youth and Community Development and the New York City Council, and Skittles, as well as community partners Kirkland & Ellis, NBA & WNBA will all participate in 2020 Spirit Day.
In 2020, Spirit Day takes on a renewed importance due to the unprecedented challenges facing LGBTQ youth. This year, many LGBTQ youth are beginning the school year at home and are unable to attend in-person meetings of Gay-Straight Alliances, Gender-Sexuality Alliances or on-campus college LGBTQ organizations. Some LGBTQ youth may be confined to a home environment that may be unsupportive or abusive. 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 15, 2020. Take the Spirit Day pledge to show LGBTQ youth you’ve got their backs at glaad.org/spiritday. Follow @GLAAD on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram to keep up to date with #SpiritDay news.