Staff at the
White House are wearing purple today, to celebrate LGBT anti-bullying
event Spirit Day.
Each year,
celebrities, media outlets, brands, landmarks, sports leagues, faith groups,
school districts, universities, and everyday individuals join GLAAD on Spirit
Day to go purple in a united stand against bullying and to show their support
for LGBTQ youth.
Pop superstar
Britney Spears used her Wednesday night concert at Planet Hollywood
Las Vegas to enlist her fans in participating in Spirit Day, including
providing the audience with Spirit Day swag and replacing her regularly
multi-coloured confetti with all-purple confetti as she closed the show.
President
Obama’s staff also took part in the event today, posing for a group photo in
purple.
A spokesperson said: “We are all
more free when we are treated as equals. Today, White House staff stand against
bullying and in support of LGBTQ youth.”
One of the many reasons that I voted for President Barack Obama in both 2008 and 2012 was for his commitment to issues of both equality and social justice. He has not disappointed me in this regard.
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