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25 Perfectly Purple Things In Honor Of Spirit Day

Fierce in fuschia.

It's Spirit Day, when millions of people around the world will wear purple to stand in solidarity with LGBT youth.

Related: Queer Youth Explain Why They're Wearing Purple On Spirit Day

The event was launched in 2010 by high-school student Brittany McMillan, who wanted a way to remember the young people who had been lost to suicide and anti-gay bullying.

To celebrate the big day, here are 25 perfect purple things. (And if you want to deck out your Facebook profile picture for Spirit Day, download this quick-and-easy app.)


1. Daniel Radcliffe in perfect purple

2. Adam Lambert's perfect cover of "Purple Haze" (complete with gay lip-lock)

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4. Tinky Winky, perfectly demure

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5. Madonna's luscious leotard in the "Sorry" video

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6. "Violet," only the best Hole song

7. The grape goodness of Sailor Saturn (Too bad Sailor Uranus and Sailor Neptune are the real LGBT stars in that universe)

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8. Judy Funnie's flawless wardrobe on Doug.

9. Robert Pattinson matches a suit to his icy purple-white flesh

10. Aladdin and Jasmine in astounding lavender resortwear 

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11. Ostro, the Super Mario Bros. 2 foe who -- according to the game's manual -- "thinks he's a girl."

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12. Carrie Bradshaw's casually/insanely extravagant skirt

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13. Amethyst, the refined, Kool Aid-colored birthstone

14. Gaia, Captain Planet's personal recycling sorceress 

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15. Violet Beauregarde's glow: "I feel FUNNY!"

16. Elizabeth Taylor's eyes

17. The Purple People Eaterstarring Neil Patrick Harris, Shelley Winters and Chubby Checker

18. Do you like lavender? Consider relocating to LAVENDER HEAVEN.

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19. Professor Plum with the lead pipe in our hearts.

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20. Candy Land's dandy Lord Licorice is auber-whelming in aubergine.

21. the Golden Girls looking effortless in lilac. 

22. The grape gauntness of Waluigi.

23. Ladies and gentlemen: Miss Grace Jones 

24. Violet Chachki

25. The Purple One

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