MTV, NYSE, and Times Square go purple for 'Spirit Day'

NEW YORK, NY - MTV talent including Ke$ha, Nicole 'Snooki' Polizzi and Jenni 'JWOWW' Farley from 'Snooki and JWOWW,' and Nev Schulman and Max Joseph from 'Catfish: The TV Show'; trans athlete and advocate Kye Allums; openly gay basketball player Jason Collins; the cast of TeenNick's 'Degrassi'; celebrity radio host Elvis Duran; WNBA player Brittney Griner; 12 year-old transgender advocate and star of 'I am Jazz: A family in transition' Jazz; Archie Comics' Kevin Keller; Extra Host Maria Menounos; country music artist Kacey Musgraves; and Spanish-language talk show host Cristina Saralegui will join GLAAD, hundreds of corporations, national landmarks, schools, local communities and millions of Americans in wearing purple and 'going purple' online for Spirit Day on October 17, 2013, in a stand against bullying and to show their support for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender LGBT youth. Celebrity participants announced today will serve as Spirit Day Ambassadors for the 2013 campaign, helping to bring Spirit Day and positive messages of support to LGBT youth everywhere.

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