NOH8 Campaign explained

NOH8 Campaign
Size:140×140
Formation:2009
Type:501(c)(3)
Location:Wendell, North Carolina, US
Leader Title:Founders
Leader Name:Adam Bouska & Jeff Parshley
Website:NOH8Campaign.com

The NOH8 Campaign (NOH8 meaning "No Hate") is a charitable organization whose mission is to promote LGBT marriage, gender and human equality through education, advocacy, social media, and visual protest.[1]

The campaign was created as photographic silent protest by celebrity photographer Adam Bouska and partner Jeff Parshley in response to the passage of Proposition 8. Photos featured subjects with duct tape over their mouths, symbolizing their voices being silenced by Prop 8 and similar legislation around the world, with "NOH8" painted on one cheek in protest. "H8" (leet for 'hate') is short for "Proposition H8" (pronounced "proposition hate"), a nickname used by critics of the proposition. The photos were featured on the campaign's website, as well as social networks, and a virtual world campaign in Second Life.[2] [3]

The images appeared on social networking sites Facebook and Twitter to spread the message of equality. Some photographers and student groups set up their own photoshoots.[4] [5] [6] The campaign photos circulated on the internet and appeared on many supporters' social networking profiles. Both LGBT and non-LGBT people participated in the photoshoots.[7] Slogans popularized by the campaign included: #NOH8 "No Hate", #NOH8inMySt8 "No Hate In My State", #NOH8Worldwide "No Hate Worldwide", #AllLoveNOH8 "All Love No Hate".

History

On November 4, 2008, Proposition 8 passed in California, amending the state Constitution to ban same-sex marriage. The defeat provoked a groundswell of initiative within the LGBT community at a grassroots level, with many new political and protest organizations being formed in response. [8] The NOH8 Campaign was created in 2009 as a result of the passage of Proposition 8, which added an amendment to the California Constitution to ban gay marriage. Proposition 8 was effectively overturned in 2013 as a result of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision to affirm a lower court's ruling on Perry v. Schwarzenegger.[9] Inspired by Proposition 8, the scope of the NOH8 Campaign expanded its goals to fight discrimination and bullying generally and to spread a worldview of acceptance.

Events

Celebrity and political support

Proceeds from the November 2011 music video Attention Please by Darryl McDaniels of Run–DMC and actress Pauley Perrette of NCIS were donated to the NOH8 campaign.[16] Perrette supported NOH8 by providing memorabilia for auction and with awareness-raising efforts such as wearing a NOH8 dress to the People's Choice Awards in 2011 and adding a silent protest photo as the background and profile pic on her official Twitter account.[17] [18] [19]

Former WWE wrestler Darren Young wore a NOH8 hoodie for his match at the Elimination Chamber PPV in February 2014 (he was the first WWE performer to come out publicly as gay while active as a wrestler with the company), and in April 2014, numerous WWE wrestlers participated in a photo shoot to promote the campaign.[20]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NOH8 Campaign - About. October 20, 2012.
  2. Web site: NOH8 Campaign SL's photostream. September 14, 2009. November 19, 2009.
  3. Web site: No H8's Viral Campaign Goes Virtual. NOH8.
  4. Web site: Local photographer Debra Gloria gives some NOH8 action of her own. November 20, 2009. June 12, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200612022537/https://dallasvoice.com/instant-tea/2009/11/17/local-photographer-debra-gloria-gives-some-no-h8-action-of-her-own//. dead.
  5. Web site: Students strike pose to support NOH8 campaign. November 20, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20131027164034/http://www.idsnews.com/news/story.aspx?id=71898. October 27, 2013. dead.
  6. Web site: McCain, Meghan. Why I Posed Against Prop 8. June 19, 2009. The Daily Beast. November 19, 2009.
  7. No H8 Photos Take Over Facebook. The Advocate.
  8. Web site: Phelps. Timothy. The Man Behind the Proposition 8 lawsuit. Los Angeles Times. June 23, 2013 . September 25, 2015.
  9. Web site: LA Times "Prop 8: Gay marriages can resume in California, court rules". Los Angeles Times. June 28, 2013. January 5, 2021.
  10. News: Shanna Moakler, Former Miss Universe Brook Lee Rally for Anti-Prop 8 Ad Campaign. November 19, 2009 . Fox News . April 29, 2009.
  11. Web site: NOH8 Campaign PSA. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/XEatd5PF08c . December 20, 2021 . live. YouTube . November 19, 2009.
  12. Web site: NOH8 Campaign's "I'm Coming Out" PSA. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/L7KUENa4OrQ . December 20, 2021 . live. YouTube . November 19, 2009.
  13. NOH8Campaign. NOH8 Campaign. 5838621079. November 18, 2009. Mark your calendars! Received some exciting news last night that the city of West Hollywood plans to make DEC 13th official #NOH8 Day! RT.
  14. Web site: State of California Department of Justice search of the Registry of Charitable Trusts (RCT). August 21, 2011.
  15. Web site: NOH8 Campaign - About. August 21, 2011.
  16. Web site: Pauley Perrette Teams Up With DMC. The Insider. November 19, 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111119005532/http://www.theinsider.com/music/46266_Pauley_Perrette_Teams_Up_Musically_with_DMC/. November 19, 2011.
  17. Web site: NCIS Star Pauley Perrette Answers Your NOH8 Auction Requests! . NOH8 Campaign. November 19, 2011.
  18. Web site: Pauley Perrette (pauleyp) on Twitter . November 17, 2011.
  19. Web site: Pauley Perrette Says NoH8. January 6, 2011. September 17, 2016.
  20. Web site: WWE Superstars and Divas join the NOH8 Campaign. September 17, 2016.

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