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Wear it Purple Day [1] is an annual LGBTIQA+ awareness day especially for young people, based in Australia. Supporters wear purple to celebrate diversity and young people from the LGBTIQA+ community. The Day is organised by Wear it Purple, a student run, not-for-profit organisation, providing presentations and workshops. [2]
Spirit Day is an annual LGBTQ awareness day observed on the third Thursday in October. [1] Started in 2010 by Canadian teenager Brittany McMillan, it was initially created in response to a rash of widely publicized bullying-related suicides of gay school students in 2010, including that of Tyler Clementi. [2]
Members 50 and over are called "Red Hatters" and wear red hats and purple attire to all functions. A woman under age 50 may also become a member, but she wears a pink hat and lavender attire to the society's events until reaching her 50th birthday. She is referred to as a “Pink Hatter.”
Spirit Day has since become an annual event for LGBTQ people and their allies to wear purple to show their support for the cause. And the need for such a day is still warranted.
The purple poppy is worn in remembrance of animals that served and lost their lives during war. Horses and dogs were used during wartime to haul weapons and supply carts, while carrier pigeons ...
Kamala Harris, Jill Biden and Hillary Clinton have worn purple for inaugural events, but why? Onlookers point to the color as a symbol of unity.
A purple brooch bearing an inscription pertaining to epilepsy. Purple Day is held annually on March 26. Supporters are encouraged to wear a purple-coloured item of clothing. Purple is the international color for epilepsy and is also a color that symbolizes solitude. [citation needed]
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