Wearing purple on October 20 signifies your support for Spirit Day.

People like Daniel Radcliffe have spoken for the Trevor Project, a suicide hotline for gay youth. My own little contribution to the cause is wearing purple today. It's in support of Spirit Day, October 20, which is held in honor of the gay teens that have committed suicide in recent news. Tasha Gawkowski and Malcolm Zawacki called various group to awareness through their Facebook event and many people all over the world are participating. This blogger included.

Reposting from the Facebook event page:

On OCTOBER 20th, 2010, WE WILL W...EAR PURPLE IN HONOR of the 15 young men and women who committed suicide in recent weeks/months due to constant bullying in school and or at home. Some of these young ones were of the GLBTQ community and some were bullied just for being different.  

PURPLE represents Spirit on the GLBTQ flag and that’s exactly what we’d like all of you to have with you: SPIRIT. Please know that times will get better and that you will meet people who will love you and respect you for who you are, no matter your sexuality. Please wear purple on October 20th. Tell your friends, family, co-workers, neighbors and schools.

RIP Tyler Clementi, Asher Brown, Seth Walsh, Justin Aaberg, Raymond Chase, Alec Henrikson,Sladjana Vidovic, Eric Mohat Zach Harrington, Phoebe Prince, Jack Frew, Nick Dessoffy

Meredith Rezak, Jennifer Eyring and Billy Lucas. You are loved and missed.

This event is to honor their lives and their memories. No child should have to go through this abuse. The Bullies must be stopped, the hate must be stopped. 

Gay suicide happens all the time in the Philippines but never have they been brought to light the way it has been for people of the United States. I'm hoping that Filipinos would participate, too, especially since gays have been a huge part of our lives.

I actually risk recognition by posting photos of my outfit for today, but I almost don't care. (Was actually accidentally outed during a recent blogger event by another lesbian blogger who immediately knew I am a ka-federasyon.) If this is something that would help other gays and lesbians understand that they are not abominations, then will willingly risk being identified.