He demonstrated his skill with a pair of sai, revealing that he bought a pair on eBay and regularly practices in his trailer. He also mentioned that he would like it if his sai could be worked into an episode of "Glee"; they first appeared in the season 3 episode "I Am Unicorn", during Colfer's character Kurt Hummel's performance of "I'm the Greatest Star", from the musical "Funny Girl". Colfer was raised in a conservative Christian home attending Christian youth camps. Colfer is an active supporter of the It Gets Better campaign and The Trevor Project, creating an It Gets Better video after the "Glee" episode "Never Been Kissed" aired, and dedicated his 2011 Golden Globe Award to bullied kids in LGBTQ communities. In 2013, Colfer filmed a public service announcement (PSA) with Elmo about anti-bullying for Sesame Street in Communities, and participated in the Course of the Force run benefiting the Make-A-Wish Foundation. In 2014, he participated in a PSA about Let Girls Learn, put out by the U.S. Agency for International Development. On "Hollywood Game Night", hosted by "Glee" co-star Jane Lynch, Colfer won $6,000 and donated it to the Make-a-Wish Foundation of America. Colfer was a co-chair for the Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Award Party in 2013 and 2014. He is a coalition member of Uprising of Love, an organization which supports the safety and dignity of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Intersex (LGBTI) Russians.