NFL free agent C.J. Gable has joined the NOH8 Campaign. ?NFL free agent C.J. Gable has joined the NOH8 Campaign, the silent protest which raises awareness and funds for gay rights causes, including ending California's 2008 voter-approved gay marriage ban, Proposition 8. The 24-year-old Gable was signed as an undrafted free agent by both the Denver Broncos and the New Orleans Saints in 2011 but was later waived by both teams. He played college football for the University of Southern California Trojans before joining the NFL and was a 2005 Parade High School All-American. The NOH8 Campaign, which is helmed by photographer-activist Adam Bouska and his partner Jeff Parshley, photographs celebrities and everyday folks with their mouths duct taped and the campaign's familiar ?NOH8? slogan often written on one cheek. Gable is wearing a white t-shirt in his photograph and several tattoos on his tricep are visible. Gable is not the first NFL athlete to pose for the campaign. Also joining the ca

New England Patriots Bret Lockett has posed for the NOH8 Campaign, which raises awareness and funds to end Proposition 8. New England Patriots Bret Lockett has posed for the NOH8 Campaign, which raises awareness and funds for gay rights causes, including ending California's 2008 voter-approved gay marriage ban, Proposition 8. The NOH8 Campaign, which is helmed by photographer-activist Adam Bouska and his partner Jeff Parshley, photographs celebrities and everyday folks with their mouths duct taped and the campaign's familiar ?NOH8? slogan often written on one cheek. In his photograph, the 24-year-old Lockett poses in a white short-sleeve t-shirt, exposing several tattoos on his forearm, and holding a football. In remarks to the website Outsports.com, Lockett said he wanted to be part of the NOH8 Campaign because he was bullied in school. ?It's a sad thing,? he said. ?And it's not just being gay. There are kids who kill themselves for being a nerd or being fat. There's not enough suppor

Former NFL defensive lineman Esera Tavai Tuaolo has posed for the NOH8 Campaign. Former NFL defensive lineman Esera Tavai Tuaolo has posed for the NOH8 Campaign, which supports gay rights causes, including ending California's gay marriage ban, Proposition 8. Tuaolo announced in 2002 that he's gay on HBO's Real Sports after he retired from a 9-year career in the NFL. The 42-year-old Tuaolo played college football at Oregon State University and was drafted by the NFL in 1991. He played with the Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, Jacksonville Jaguars, Minnesota Vikings and Green Bay Packers. In 2006, he told NPR radio that he feared being outed while playing in the NFL: ?One of the biggest fears that I was living with is that someone would see me on television and might out me. So everything that I worked so hard for since I was a little kid that would be all taken away or to support my family. Just because society didn't accept who I truly was.? The NOH8 Campaign, which is helmed by pho

Carolina Panthers linebacker Nic Harris has posed for the NOH8 Campaign, which raises awareness and funds to end Proposition 8. Carolina Panthers linebacker Nic Harris has posed for the NOH8 Campaign, which raises awareness and funds for gay rights causes, including ending California's 2008 voter-approved gay marriage ban, Proposition 8. The NOH8 Campaign, which is helmed by photographer-activist Adam Bouska and his partner Jeff Parshley, photographs celebrities and everyday folks with their mouths duct taped and the campaign's familiar ?NOH8? slogan often written on one cheek. In his photograph, the 24-year-old Harris poses shirtless, wearing neon-blue athletic gloves and holding a football, and appears to be blocking hate. Harris is not the first NFL athlete to pose for the campaign. New York Jets cornerback Antonio Cromartie and Arizona Cardinals linebacker Isaac Keys have, as well. Former NFL defensive lineman Esera Tavai Tuaolo, who announced in 2002 that he's gay on HBO's Real Sp