Did you wear purple October 20?

All over the country, people donned purple clothes Wednesday morning in support of gay, lesbian transgender and bisexual teens. The dress-alike event is in response to a recent series of high-profile suicides involving gay teens who were bullied by peers.

There’s more about the event on this Facebook page, along with comments from supporters:

"I’d wear purple every day if it would stop all this senseless bullying and bigotry," one Facebook user wrote.

"I have to wear a uniform but I will find loopholes," wrote another.

There’s more information about the event posted on GLAAD.org, where supporters can make their Facebook and Twitter profile pictures purple to show support for the movement.

As you probably know if you`re used to going to LGBT bars or if you have accounts on gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender dating sites, gay men usually split in categories. Generally speaking, people are all different, we have different perceptions and certainly different tastes or appearance and this is what makes us unique or attractive. Well, more or less attractive…! So, as I said, there are different tipes of gays and they usually classify according to their looks, brains (if any), purposes or …level of self esteem! As a following, we have:

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Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender – often called by LGBT – are now having their own part in society. Historically, gay men have been through a lot of things from punishment to death by Hitler in World War II, to present life when freedom is no longer hard to reach. Nowadays, gay men can live freely and make a good living in society. We also have seen many gay men have given good contribution for human life in general. In some countries, like Netherlands, gay marriages are allowed while some others give a real constriction for gay lifestyle and everything related to it. But whatever people think of them, however the way people see them; gay men will always live among us with all appreciations yet all insults, since not every person can accept the way they are.

Symbolism has been one important thing for gay men. It represents pride, existence, and also shows movements that have been through for many years ago. It is also helpful for gay men who are willing to be recognized, by using accessories with gay symbols. The symbols are used often as marks, so that gay people can recognize each other. Some bars, restaurants, and public services sometimes use the symbols to show that they are gay friendly, without have to make straight people aware of it.

Gay symbols can be divided into four main groups. They are flags, triangles, and gender symbols with history lies under each of them.

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