Issue Number 26 | April 2025
Purple Friday
On Purple Friday amazing people all over Scotland make lots of purple noise to show that they support and care for LGBTI young people.
Why purple? Good question! The purple stripe on the Pride flag stands for‘ spirit’; The spirit of the LGBT + community and its allies. So we created a day to celebrate that spirit and bring people together to build a better Scotland for LGBTI young people.
How can you help? We can’ t do this alone. We need to harness the spirit of all our allies, in all your perfect purpleness, to raise vital funds to keep this essential work going and send a strong message of support to LGBTI young people all across the country, letting them know they are loved, valued and supported.
Here at Marr we did a number of things to raise money for Purple Friday – this included a bake sale at break, face painting and to round things of the Marr College Bake Off at lunchtime! We were very impressed with the quality of the bakes this year and competition was fierce.
Well done to Mrs Clelland – this year’ s champion!
Why LGBTI young people? Young people are the future of Scotland, but it’ s not always easy to be young, and LGBTI young people face unique and additional barriers and that is why we exist; to break down those barriers and create a Scotland where all young people can thrive and flourish.
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