Wear It Purple Day

Wear It Purple Day is an annual event held on the last Friday in August in Australia. It began as a response to the "global stories" of young LGBTQIA+ people who ended their own lives due to homophobic bullying and harassment, and is organized by Wear It Purple, a student-run, not-for-profit organization based on Australia.

Prelude
Founded by Katherine Hudson and Scott Williams, Wear It Purple Day began as a response to the suicide of Tyler Clementi, a teenager in New Jersey who took his own life after being outed at school. He was the fourth teenager form the US who had done so that week. Hudson was a high school student at the time, while Williams was a first-year university student.

Event
Wear It Purple Day is celebrated by wearing the color purple; this color was chosen as Hudson "...saw purple as a way of bringing people together from all different backgrounds and creating one thing [...] a symbol of unity..." During the first Wear It Purple Day, participants were encouraged to wear purple armbands; however, the act of wearing any purple, not just armbands, is encouraged, particularly bright colors. In addition, other activities with a central 'purple' theme, such as bake sales and meetings, contribute to celebrating the day. In recent years, the hashtag #WearItPurpleDay has become increasingly popular.

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