Laverne Cox To Light Empire State Building For Spirit Day
BY JAMES NICHOLS
Posted: Oct 9th, 2014

Transgender actress and activist Laverne Cox just received another honor -- and possibly one of her biggest ones yet (if you don't count that lil ol' Time magazine cover...)

In conjunction with GLAAD's annual Spirit Day, Cox will symbolically light the Empire State Building purple to raise awareness about the bullying of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) youth.

GLAAD's Spirit Day, which will take place on Oct. 16, exists to encourage the public to take a stand against bullying. This is reportedly the first time that the Empire State Building will "go purple" in solidarity with Spirit Day.

More: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/09/laverne-cox-empire-state-building_n_5958922.html

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