Spirit Day is the annual LGBTQ awareness day observed on the third Thursday in October. Beginning in 2010 by Canadian teenager Brittany McMillan, was originally created in response to a rash of gay suicide cases that received widespread publicity publicity in 2010, including Tyler Clementi. Promoted by GLAAD, observers wear purple as a sign of support for LGBTQ youth and against bullying during the National Bullying Prevention Month, as well as to honor LGBTQ suicide victims.
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History
The first observations took place on Wednesday, October 20, 2010. Later the celebrations were held on Thursday, October 20, 2011 and Friday, October 19, 2012 before Thursday's third October tradition was established in 2013.
After the inaugural embarkation received promotion by GLAAD, many Hollywood celebrities wore purple colors today to show their support for the cause, and many websites added a prominent purple color to their designs. On Facebook, the event page created for observations attracted over 1.6 million users worldwide.
Further national and international concerns were drawn to Spirit Day when Clint McCance, vice president of the Arkansas school board, posted a tiresome anti-homosexual comment on Facebook. McCance finally apologized and resigned on CNN program Anderson Cooper 360Ã, Â ° ; However, he received further criticism for what many regarded as an insincere non-apology apology, including Dr. Phil in a later Anderson Cooper interview. McCance submitted his resignation letter to the Midlands School District effective November 1, 2010.
In 2016, a few years after Spirit Day became an official LGBT holiday, McMillan reflected saying, "These are the participants who make the Spirit Day as it is, they create their own show and their own art, all on behalf of LGBTQ show young people that they care... I know how much it means for people around the world to know that they are supported by their community. "In addition, VP Programming GLAAD, Zeke Stokes, shares the appreciation by saying that words and pictures that come from holidays Spirit Day, describes love and affection for the LGBTQ community, which leads to youths living their authentic lives. McMillan states that he's trying to find ways to keep Spirit Day going since the internet and social media are constantly changing.
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Brittany McMillan
Brittany McMillan was a high school student in 2010 when she started working with GLAAD, Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, to create the first Spirit Day. McMillan said of the show, "In the end, I want Spirit Day to make just one person feel a little better about themselves, feel safe enough on their own skin to be proud of who they are." McMillan said that he took inspiration from Canadian Pink Shirt Day while creating a distinctive purple color of Spirit Day. Since 2010, Brittany, with the help of GLAAD, has inspired many celebrities, corporations, and schools to wear purple and stand up against intimidation.
Celebrity Participation
Through the many celebrations that have taken place since 2010, several famous celebrities include, Britney Spears, Ana Marie Cox, Vanessa Carlton, and Kristin Chenoweth.
In 2013, support grew to involve the White House, Oprah Winfrey, Ashton Kutcher, MTV, OWN, Logo, Sundance, Facebook, to name a few. During the 2013 holidays, "The White House tweets with #SpiritDay and directs followers to stopbullying.gov." In addition, many celebrities are changing their social media platform to reflect LGBT holidays. American Apparel posted a separate store for Spirit Day where buyers will receive 10% of selected purple goods and the company will contribute 10% to GLAAD's favorable work towards equality.
In 2014, Laverne Cox, an actress and transgender activist, traveled to New York City and held an event where she helped turn on the lights installed at the Empire State Building. In support of Spirit Day, he said, "All of our children need to feel safe to be ourselves at home, school and in our community."
Symbolism
The name "Spirit Day" comes from the purple line of the Rainbow flag, whose creator Gilbert Baker defines it as "representing the 'spirit'".
Variant
Dutch
In December 2010, COC Nederland named the second Friday of December " Paarse Vrijdag " (Purple Friday). The Gay-Straight Alliance Netwerk continues to celebrate every year since then.
See also
- Oppression
- LGBT
- Wear Purple Day, same day held in Australia.
References
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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