On October 20 of each year is celebrated worldwide on Spirit Day Spirit Day or Purple, which is nothing but another day in the fight against homophobia and discrimination of any kind because of the sexual orientation of the individual. This date is used because the color purple represents the Rainbow Flag Gay Pride or the spirit (or so they say), in its strict meaning is magic.
But whatever the meaning of color, the important thing is to know why the celebration? and here lies its greatest importance, the day comes as a special celebration for young people who committed suicide victims of social pressure, discrimination and homophobia. For those who do not know, studies prove that the chances of suicide is 13 times higher among youth than among youth GLBTTI heterosexual and not because those are unstable, but by multiple factors, among them being the most marked self-discrimination (not accepting themselves because they look like society or their families are - or think they will be seen-) and homophobia, that is, the discrimination they are in fact victims. According to a French study, there high probability that half of adolescents who commit suicide have been gay or had doubts about his sexuality.
As they struggle against the heteronormativity that makes them feel inferior, diseased, outcasts and related to those who hold a different sexual orientation (even if they have not chosen, but simply born this way), this day like today, the community and the Gay Friendly GLBTTI or people who just are sensitized to diversity for whatever reason (have friends or family gay, trans or lesbian, for example), they decide to dress in purple, they exhibit a bond or other purple garment, public protest homophobia or simply place on your Facebook, Twitter or MSN avatar purple or alluding to date.
HAPPY PURPLE THOSE FIGHTING FOR A BETTER WORLD
... A DREAM ABOUT A PLANET WITH NO DISCRIMINATION ...
MILLION JOIN Against Homophobia
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(Diario La República in Peru)
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(Diario La República in Peru)
The campaign, launched by a Canadian teenager, who sought a way to protest against gay bullying gay bullying, where teenagers with this sexual preference, they were harassed, leading to the assault, making their lives hell.
One of the most recent and most my attention was that of Tyler Clementi, of only 18 years, who committed suicide by jumping off a bridge in New Jersey after his roommate spread by internet a video which saw him in a sexual encounter with another boy.
day Spirit has been more welcome than expected, especially in social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter, where millions of users have changed their image, or avatar, usually to lay one in purple, which represents spirit, with inscriptions against homophobia.
Many personalities have joined this crusade, as the Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, talk show hosts Americans like Ryan Seacrest (host of American Idol), the Mexican singer Christian Chavez, among others .
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