Wear It Purple Day is an annual LGBTIQ+ awareness day, held on the last Friday in August, where supporters unite to celebrate and increase visibility to rainbow young people by wearing purple. The focus is to give pride, empower and advocate equality of well-being for rainbow young people, and create supportive, safe and inclusive environments. 

What’s happening at TAFE SA on Friday, 29 August

The theme for this year is Bold Voices, Bright Futures, and at TAFE SA, we align with the 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. 

For this year, we’re exploring interest in forming a Student Rainbow Alliance – a student-led group where LGTBIQA+ students can connect, support each other, and share feedback with TAFE SA. The idea came from Student Voice members and will be supported by our Staff Rainbow Alliance.

Help us shape it! Join our consultation session to share your ideas.  Register here

Get involved and show your support

There are many ways to be part of a movement that has the potential to save thousands of lives:

• Join our upcoming consultation session to share your ideas. Register here.
• Wear purple – clothes, ribbons, decorations… get creative!
• Grab free merch – available at your local Campus Hub
• Re watch our Pride Hearts webinar – learn about inclusion through art. Use the password: DAYS

Whether you identify as LGBTIQA+ or as an ally, Wear It Purple Day is a chance to stand together and say: you belong here.