Stonewall - Proud Mistletoe

17/12/2021

Ogilvy UK

Advertising Agency

London, UK

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In this campaign, Ogilvy UK for Stonewall, partnered with Gay Times, to launch its first Christmas campaign, ‘Proud Mistletoe’ – a celebration of LGBTQ+ love that kisses goodbye to homophobic hate.

Inspired by the grim fact that homophobic hate crimes were up 30% in London to an alarming ten-year high, the agency hung the rainbow-coloured mistletoes in the types of public places where homophobic attacks often happen: in pubs, parks, residential streets, and takeaway shops. Couples from the community were then invited to kiss underneath them, as a way to reclaim their spaces.

In the online film, directed by Luis Aguer of Rebolucion, couples kiss to the track ‘Merry Christmas, I Don’t Want To Fight Tonight’, by Joey Ramone. Supporting activity included digital OOH and a digital version of the #ProudMistletoe for Instagram, inviting everyone to kiss goodbye to online hate. In addition, 100 Proud Mistletoes will be given away via social media.

About Ogilvy UK

Our vision is to inspire brands and people to impact the world. To create big ideas that make a significant contribution to the planet, society, and the bottom line. We believe in today's world this is the best way for our clients to achieve sustainable growth. We achieve this by breaking down the barriers that restrict talent and ideas. This is why our teams work fluidly across 5 capabilities: Advertising, Innovation, Experience, PR, and Health. This allows us to not only operate but innovate at the intersection of capabilities and talent. Ogilvy scales this by seamlessly connecting and accessing the deep cultural expertise of 132 offices in 83 countries. The result is multifaceted ideas for our clients that drive impact and are born from the intersection of platform x culture x technology. We call this Borderless Creativity.

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