'Real Housewives' Star Jill Zarin To Support Gay Teens On Spirit Day
PUBLISHED: OCTOBER 19, 2010
Jill Zarin, star of Bravo's Real Housewives of New York City, has announced
she'll wear purple on Spirit Day in support of gay teens.
“I will be wearing purple this Wednesday,” Zarin said.
The campaign encourages people to wear purple and turn their Twitter
and Facebook profiles purple to remember gay teens who have been
bullied to death.
“No child should be the victim of bullying, and as parents, we need to
teach our children that everyone deserves to be accepted for who they
are,” Zarin added.
The grassroots campaign has its roots in social media. Nearly a million
and a half people at the Facebook event page R.I.P.;; In memory of the
recent suicides due to gay abuse, wear purple have signaled their
participation. A second event page,Spirit Day, A GLOBAL Day of
Remembering, has also attracted thousands.
The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) is also urging
“I will be wearing purple on Spirit Day,” Jarrett Barrios, president of GLAAD,
said in a statement. “The tragic suicides of our youth have started an
important dialogue among Americans about the dangers of bullying, and
now is the time to show our children that millions of Americans accept and
value them regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity.”
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