CUTTING THROUGH RED T8PE

Gloria Allred, a fearless and fervent civil rights attorney specializing in high-profile cases, invited us to her office recently to shoot her NOH8 portrait.



Allred posed for the NOH8 Campaign in one of her trademark red suits, cutting through symbolic red tape that binds the hands of an actual, committed interracial gay couple.

Gloria has been an absolutely huge vocal advocate for gay rights, and has fought many key public battles on behalf of the gay community. In fact, Ms. Allred represented couple Robin Tyler and Diane Olson in the historic case that led to the California Supreme Court's decision to legalizing gay marriage in May of 2008. She represented the couple again when they filed suit against Proposition 8.

"Our law firm is honored to continue this great civil rights battle for them. We will never give in and we will never give up. We will continue to be the change we wish to see in the world and we will never have another season of silence until same gender couples enjoy the same rights as non-gay couples on this green earth." - Gloria Allred on representing Tyler and Olson in their suit against Prop 8

http://www.amglaw.com/CM/News/GA%20Prop%208%20%20stmnt%2011%205%2008.pdf

Gloria was joined at the shoot by her daughter Lisa Bloom, a fellow lawyer herself who appears regularly on various news network programs and TruTV. Lisa was equally passionate about the cause, making time to meet at her mother's law offices between interviews to turn this NOH8 shoot into a family affair.



We've also put together a short video of the shoot, including a special message from Gloria Allred! Click the video below to play:



Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for all that you do and have done for our community, Gloria - and thank you for supporting the NOH8 Campaign!

"Ms. Allred is a founding partner of the law firm of Allred, Maroko & Goldberg. Her law firm handles cases involving employment discrimination, including sex, race, age, physical handicap, sexual orientation discrimination, Aids discrimination, sexual harassment and wrongful termination. The firm is also well-known for their work on behalf of victims in civil rights, rape, child sexual abuse and murder cases." - GloriaAllred.com

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NOH8-LANTA HOUSEWIFE
September 1st, 2009 2:00 PM PST

Kim Zolciak, star of Bravo's hit series Real Housewives of Atlanta, joins the ranks of singer Debbie Gibson, model Rachel Sterling, and fellow reality star Candace Smith as women who have all chosen to go topless for equality in order to help raise awareness for the NOH8 Campaign.

Kim's campaign portrait makes her support for the cause loud and clear!

"I feel so strongly about gay rights for several reasons, most importantly two of my family members are gay and my Uncle John was personally affected. He was denied rights that all heterosexual Americans are allowed. I believe that regardless of your gender you should be able to choose who your partner is, whether it be same-sex or not. I am all for people being happy. I posed topless to make a LOUD statement to help this wonderful cause. Thank you NOH8 Campaign!" - Kim Zolciak

Thank YOU Kim! We're so appreciative of your support. The NOH8 Campaign welcomes everyone who is willing to stand up against hate and make their voice heard on the issue. We don't judge or discriminate against ANYONE based on their public image, and will continue to support those who support us! We hope all of our supporters will do the same. :)

Make sure to catch the feature on tonight's THE INSIDER on CBS. Check your local listings!

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Michael Emerson Handcuffed for Equality
Saturday, August 29th, 2009

We here at the NOH8 Campaign are big fans of ABC's LOST. Huge, you might say. So you can imagine our excitement when we heard LOST's very own Michael Emerson - who plays the unpredictable, ever-manipulative Benjamin Linus - wanted to get involved in our cause while he was in town!

Mr. Emerson donned a pair of silver hand-cuffs for his photo - symbolizing not only his character's tendency to find himself held captive, but more importantly representing the restraints put on the GLBT community as a direct result of Proposition 8 and similar legislation around the country.
Michael Emerson is the first main character from LOST to join the campaign, but we'd love for his fellow cast members to get in touch with us and join our fight for marriage equality too - so consider this your open invitation! If Benjamin Linus can do it, so can you. J That includes you, Damon and Carlton!
We also want to congratulate Mr. Emerson on the recent news of his third consecutive Emmy Nomination for his portrayal of Ben on the series. Good luck at the Emmys, Michael - we're rooting for you!
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Isaiah Washington on Prop H8
Tuesday, August 18th, 2009

This past week, Entertainment Tonight featured a recent photo shoot we had in the studio with actor Isaiah Washington. You can catch the entire ET video by clicking the image below!

Isaiah Washington (Grey's Anatomy) makes his pro-gay marriage stance known in his unique photo. Fellow NOH8er Rachel True (who appears in the "Coming Out" PSA) approached him about the NOH8 Campaign at an NAACP event, and he was in our studio within days!

ET Reporter Kevin Frazier even took a photo after he finished his interview.

While we had the opportunity to speak to Mr. Washington, he pointed out that we should try to represent a larger sampling of the pro-gay marriage and pro-equality African-American community, and we couldn't agree more!

We love the wide range of diversity we've seen so far in the campaign, but we'd really like to feature more members of the African-American community, and minorities in general. We are ALL equal, and we want the NOH8 Campaign to represent EVERYONE out there - so get in touch with us!

American Idol finalists Syesha and Trenyce, joined by Dominique Domingo of the Beach Girl5 and comedian Gloria Bigelow.

Models Jesse Lewis IV (Make Me A Supermodel) and Jade Cole (America's Next Top Model) do what comes naturally.

Tyler Perry, Michael Jordan, Serena and Venus Williams, Kobe Bryant, Denzel Washington, Oprah Winfrey...we'll shoot your photos ANYTIME. You name the place, we'll be there!

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A Special Message from Kathy Griffin !
Saturday, August 15th, 2009 8:55 PM PST

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