Shawn Ashmore, best known for playing
Iceman in the X-Men films, and Food Network star Giada De
Laurentiis are among the celebrities participating in a new video
campaign from the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation
(GLAAD).
GLAAD announced on Sunday the
involvement of Ashmore and De Laurentiis in the still unnamed
campaign which will feature celebrities, professional athletes and
politicians coming “out of the closet” as supporters of gay
rights.
Director Brett Ratner announced he was
teaming up with GLAAD to produce the video campaign three months
after he stepped down as producer of this year's Oscars for using an
anti-gay slur.
During a Q&A following a screening
of his film Tower Heist, Ratner said that “rehearsing is for
fags.” He apologized for the remark and resigned as producer of
the annual awards show.
“Straight allies are vital to
ensuring that millions of LGBT are treated fairly, and the new spots
include both people already famous for their support of the LGBT
community and some surprising new ones as well,” GLAAD
said in a blog post.