 After the inaugural observance received promotion by GLAAD, many Hollywood celebrities wore purple on this day to show their support of the cause, and many websites added a prominent purple shade to their design.On Facebook, event pages created for the observance attracted more than 1.6 million users worldwide.Further national and international attention was drawn to Spirit Day when Clint McCance, the vice-president of an Arkansas school board, posted incendiary anti-homosexual remarks on Facebook.