On October 21st, our SmartCell Team stood up to bullying and wore purple for #SpiritDay.
We accepted donations of $2 in support of GLAAD Spirit Day.
LGBTQ youth disproportionately face bullying and harassment because of their identities. Each year, millions go purple for Spirit Day to support LGBTQ youth in a united stand against bullying. Pledging to “go purple” on Spirit Day is a way for everyone — global and local brands and companies, world leaders, celebrities, neighbors, parents, classmates, and friends — to visibly show solidarity with youth and to take part in the largest, most visible LGBTQ anti-bullying campaign in the world.
learn the facts
- 70.1%of LGBTQ students
report being verbally
harassed.* - 71%of LGBTQ students report
hearing homophobic
remarks from teachers and/
or school staff because of
their gender expression.* - 53.3%of LGBTQ students did
not report experiences of
bullying because they
doubted an intervention.* - 48.7%of LGBTQ students
have experienced
cyberbullying.* - 29%of LGBTQ youth
have experienced
homelessness, been kicked
out, or run away.^ - 86%of LGBTQ youth said that
recent politics have
negatively impacted their
well-being.^
Take the pledge and donate today!
