Spirit Day was started by a high school student in 2010 as a way to prevent bullying and show support for LGBT youth. Roughly eight out of 10 LGBT students experience harassment while at schools and as many as 63 percent of them report they also feel unsafe, according to GLAAD.(Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) The event takes place annually on every third Thursday in October.

GLAAD and many other LGBTQ-affirming organizations encourage you to wear and share purple on the annual anti-bullying event known as Spirit Day, October 17.

Do it! And encourage everyone you know to Go Purple for Spirit Day to show  solidarity and support for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans*, queer and questioning (LGBTQ) youth and to take a stand against against bullying.

Read more at gayagenda.com and at glaad.org