β27-08-2021 09:49 AM
β27-08-2021 09:49 AM
Today is Wear It Purple Day! π
Wear It Purple Day is an awareness day aiming to support and empower safe and inclusive spaces for rainbow young people.
Here in the Friends, Family and Carers Forum, we are celebrating today how we create safe spaces for the people we support, especially young people from the LGBTIQA+ Community.
This yearβs theme for Wear It Purple Day is Start the Conversationβ¦Keep it going
What is wear it purple day all about?
At itβs core, Wear It Purple is about showing up for and celebrating rainbow youth, and creating spaces of safety and belonging. These spaces of safety are also contributing to suicide prevention, which was one of the core reasons that founders of WIPD started this movement.
This year, Wear It Purple is celebrating 10 years of supporting LGBTIQA+ young people, and encouraging us all to wear purple and show support for our youth.
The theme: Start the Conversationβ¦Keep it going
βWear it Purple Day 2021βs theme is focused on the important and necessary conversations we have in our daily life; that centre around sexual orientation and gender identity. It aims to remind people that the issues we reflect on Wear it Purple Day should not only be considered on that particular dayβ¦ but every day.β -WIPD Website
Our forums centre on sharing stories and supporting our communities, and today we encourage you all to reach out to the people in your life and keep the conversations going.
Not sure where to start? Here are a few ways you can get involved to create more inclusive spaces:
Feel free to share how you will be celebrating Wear It Purple, or share a purple image in support!
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