Garden will mark International Day of Pink on Wednesday, April 11, 2018. The Day of Pink is the International Day against Bullying, Discrimination, Homophobia, Transphobia, and Transmisogyny across the world.
The International Day of Pink was started in Nova Scotia when 2 straight high school students saw a gay student wearing a pink shirt being bullied. The 2 students intervened, but wanted to do more to prevent homophobic & transphobic bullying. They decided to purchase pink shirts, and a few days later got everyone at school to arrive wearing pink, standing in solidarity. The result was that an entire school took a stand and began working together to prevent homophobic & transphobic bullying.
The message was clear: anyone can bully, anyone can be victimized by bullying, but together we can stop it.
Wear pink on April 11 to celebrate diversity and raise awareness to stop homophobia, transphobia, transmisogyny, and all forms of bullying.