Today, transgender organziations across the country are joining millions of people to go purple for Spirit Day to take a stand against bullying and show support for LGBT youth. Check out some of the great organizations showing their purple today below:
Black Transmen, Inc. went purple on Facebook for Spirit Day and shared GLAAD's Spirit Day graphic:
Kim Watson, co-founder of Community Kinship Life, turned her Facebook profile photo purple for Spirit Day:
Geena Rocero, founder of Gender Proud, when purple for Spirit Day on Twitter:
#SpiritDay@glaad#girlslikeus#TransLivesMatter#transpinay#GenderProudpic.twitter.com/hkP76TDqmD
— Geena Rocero (@GeenaRocero) October 16, 2014
Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition turned their Facebook profile photo purple for Spirit Day:
Staff at the National Center for Transgender Equality wore purple to stand against bullying and support LGBT youth on Spirit Day:
NCTE is celebrating #SpiritDay! Join us in taking a stand against bullying http://t.co/GHR4XRWzWOpic.twitter.com/at0cSisMJE
— Trans Equality (@TransEquality) October 16, 2014
The Philadelphia Trans-Health Conference went purple on Facebook for Spirit Day:
Chris Mosier, founder of Trans* Athlete, went purple on Twitter for Spirit Day:
Bullying #LGBT athletes has no place in a locker room or on a field. Value & support teammates for all parts of who they are. #SpiritDay
— The Chris Mosier (@TheChrisMosier) October 16, 2014
Transgender Law Center posted a graphic and went purple on Facebook for Spirit Day:
Trans March tweeted for Spirit Day:
#SpiritDay@Lavernecoxpic.twitter.com/ZG5Hhk8ukt
— Trans March (@transmarch) October 16, 2014
Angelica Ross, founder of Trans Tech Social Enterprises, went purple on Instagram for Spirit Day:
LoadingDim your light for no one. Be you and light up this world with the brilliance of your spirit! #SpiritDay #GirlsLikeUs #BeYou
Trans Youth Support Network went purple for Spirit Day on Twitter:
Hayppy spirit day. Together we can change the world.
— TYSN (@TransYouthMN) October 16, 2014
See more posts from transgender organziations on social media with the hashtag #spiritday.
Spirit Day, which takes place today, October 16, inspires millions to wear purple or "go purple" online in a united stand against bullying and to show their support for LGBT youth. Each year, Spirit Day draws the participation of celebrities, corporations, media outlets, sports leagues, schools, faith institutions, national landmarks, and individuals. Spirit Day is made possible by the generous support of its national partners PepsiCo and Wells Fargo, as well as official partners Comcast-NBCUniversal and Google, and supporting partner American Eagle Outfitters.
You can go purple now by putting on purple, posting about #spiritday, and sharing your favorite #spiritday posts on social media.
Check out glaad.org/spiritday for more about how to stand against anti-LGBT bullying and follow @GLAAD on Twitter to keep up to date with #spiritday news!