Wear It Purple Day

Wear It Purple Day is an annual event held on the last Friday of August in Australia, organized by the student-run, not-for-profit organization Wear It Purple. It began as a response to worldwide incidents of young LGBTQIA+ people who ended their own lives due to homophobic bullying and harassment. The events' aims include celebrating and empowering "rainbow young people".
==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 from the United States 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 Katherine 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.
==Resources==
*Wear It Purple official website
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