NOH8

Have you seen this logo?

It was a Saturday morning when I saw in my Tumblr this logo painted on a man’s cheek.

The man has a duct tape covering his mouth and the shot was beautifully done. I immediately googled “NOH8” and saw a website with 4,750 images with similar execution.

NOH8 (pronounced as “no hate”) campaign is a photographic silent protest initiated by a famous celebrity photographer Adam Bouska and partner Jeff Parshley in direct response to the passage of Proposition 8.

Proposition 8, passed in November 4, 2008 in the state of California, amends the state Constitution to ban same-sex marriage. This event has induced a burning rage within the GBLT community resulting to creation of different political and protest organization, one of which is NOH8 campaign.

The campaign features photos of subjects with “NOH8” painted on one cheek and duct tape over their mouth which symbolizes voices being silenced by the Proposition 8 and similar law in other countries.

This is participated by different kinds of people – gays, lesbians, and straights who support freedom and equality.

Glee’s Kevin McHale

And Jenna Ushkowitz

And my favorite Sue, Jane Lynch

Singers!

Aaron Carter

Lance Bass

and the Hoobastank!

But what I like is the creativity done in the images.

Father and Son

Gay Parents

Gay Couple (plenty)

Lesbian Couple (lots)

Barkada

Images with a twist!

Hot in RED

uhm-buh-rella

beautiful boxers

cat

and even tatoo!

I am not sure if the campaign is still active but I guess it is. You can support by purchasing the large version of the images and the money will be used to continue promoting and raising awareness for Marriage Equality and anti-discrimination on a global level through an educational and interactive media campaign.

Visit the site here.

P.S. This reminds me of the Project Headshot Clinic.