Lady Gaga, Troye Sivan Have An Important Message About Spirit Day

Lady Gaga observed Spirit Day with a special message for LGBT youth.

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Spirit Day is an annual day of symbolic action for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community and its allies that involves wearing purple in a symbolic stance against the bullying of queer youth.

Major stars have spoken out in support of Spirit Day this year, including Lady Gaga (#Joanne), Troye Sivan , Elvis Duran and Andy Grammer , who have all recorded special messages for LGBT kids. Check out the audio recording below, courtesy of GLAAD.

Lady Gaga

Troye Sivan

Andy Grammer

Elvis Duran

Want to show your support for Spirit Day? Head here to visit GLAAD and get more information.

Thank you Gaga, Troye, Elivs and Andy!

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