Take a stand against bullying and support#LGBTQ youth by going purple for #SpiritDay on Oct. 20th.Millions wear purple on Spirit Day as a sign of support forLGBTQ youth and to speak out against bullying. Spirit Day wasstarted in 2010 as a response to the young people who had takentheir own lives. Observed annually, individuals, schools,organizations, corporations, media professionals and celebritieswear purple, which symbolizes spirit on the rainbow flag. Gettinginvolved is easy -- participants are asked to simply "go purple" onOctober 20th as we work to create a world in which LGBTQ teens arecelebrated and accepted for who they are.Learn more & go purple at http://www.glaad.org/spiritday

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