Wear it Purple Day 2024
![Two members of the VU Queer Collective stand at a stall.](https://content.vu.edu.au/sites/default/files/styles/vu_large_16_9/public/images/2024-08/queer-collective-club-stall-2022.jpg?h=e4b92b72&itok=dLxTcdRN)
Wear it Purple is a week of staff and student events to celebrate and increase visibility of Wear it Purple Day, an annual LGBTIQIA+ awareness day. This year's theme is Your Passion, Your Pride.
Wear it Purple was co-founded by Katherine Hudson and Scott Williams in 2010 and has since developed into an international movement. New generations of rainbow young people continue to be dedicated to promoting the expression of support and acceptance to LGBTIQIA+ young people.
Wear it purple day is an annual LGBTIQ+ awareness day where supporters wear purple to celebrate inclusion of rainbow young people. The focus is to give pride, empower and advocate equality of well-being for rainbow young people, and create supportive, safe and inclusive environments.
Wear it Purple Day principles
- Advocate for and empower rainbow young people.
- Celebrate and promote the value of diversity and inclusion in all community setting.
- Raise awareness about sexuality, sex and gender identity and challenge harmful social cultures.
- Champion rainbow role-models to help young people establish the confidence to be who they are.
Get involved & show your support
VU encourages students and staff to be part of a movement that has the potential to save thousands of lives.
Find out what's happening across our campuses.
![A woman in a mask stands at the VU Queer Collective stall.](https://content.vu.edu.au/sites/default/files/images/2024-08/vu-queer-collective-stall.jpg)
Learn more
- Check out the LGBTQIA+ LibGuide for books, articles, videos and more.
- Watch videos for parents of LGBTIQA+ children.
- Read about being a trans and gender diverse ally (requires login when off campus).
- Read about misgendering & pronouns in languages other than English.
Need support
The VU Counselling team identify as LGBTQIA+ allies and have specific training in supporting the needs of LGBTIQA+ students.
If you’re feeling stressed and need support, please call VU Counselling on +61 3 9919 5400.