Former Grey’s Anatomy star Isaiah Washington is showing his support for gay marriage by a striking a pose for the NO H8 campaign.

The NO H8 campaign was launched by photographer Adam Bouska and his partner Jeff Parshley in opposition to the passage of Proposition 8, which banned gay marriage in California. So far, celebs like Aubrey O’Day and Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz have appeared in the campaign.

Isaiah, as you may recall, was tossed out on his ear by Grey’s producers two years ago after making anti-gay slurs to openly gay actor T.R. Knight on the show’s set back in 2006. The actor later repeated the word at the 2007 Golden Globe Awards.

“What has been purported about me has nothing to do with who I am,” Washington said on the set of the shoot.

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Forty-three year old Isaiah Washington, the Grey’s Anatomy star who started a firestorm of controversy after starting a recent “faggot” controversy has entered couseling at a residential treatment facility.

“With the support of my family and friends, I have begun counseling,” he said. “I regard this as a necessary step toward understanding why I did what I did and making sure it never happens again. I appreciate the fact that I have been given this opportunity and I remain committed to transforming my negative actions into positive results, personally and professionally.”

The announcement comes two days after the actor met with leaders of GLADD:

Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network. GLAAD president Neil G. Giuliano said in a statement Wednesday, “We are pleased to see Isaiah seeking help to deal with the issues he alluded to in his public statements and in our meeting with him this past Monday.”

Grey’s creator and executive producer, Shondra Rhimes also weighed in on Washington’s decision to seek treatment:

“I speak for all the executive producers here at ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ when I say that Isaiah Washington’s use of such a disturbing word was a shocking and dismaying event that insulted not only gays and lesbians everywhere but anyone who has ever struggled for respect in a world that is not always accepting of difference … We applaud and encourage Isaiah’s realization that he needs help and his subsequent choice to seek immediate treatment for his behavioral issues.”

Fans, gays, costars, and everyone in showbiz is hatin’ on Grey’s Anatomy star Isaiah Washington since he unintentionally outed co-star T.R. Knight and used the word “faggot” at the Golden Globe awards.

Even so, his character, Dr. Preston Burke, is too pivotal to the series for ABC to kick him off mid-season — especially now that he’s officially apologized to castmates and fans (not to mention his verbal exchanges have probably pumped up the show’s already sky-high ratings!). And since he at least appears to be working on his verbal diarrhea, as well as meeting with gay and lesbian advocacy groups, ABC (and parent company Disney) will probably give him a second chance.

Following the Golden Globes, the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation issued a statement vehemently condemning the actor’s slurs. That (and perhaps Disney’s anti-discrimination policy) prompted the public apology from Washington “to T.R., my colleagues, the fans of the show and especially the lesbian and gay community for using a word that is unacceptable in any context or circumstance.”

(GLADD president Neil Giuliano says the organization is encouraged by Washington’s apology, and plans to meet with the actor this week).

But Knight and other castmates are still a bit charred over the f-burn.

First among them: Anatomy’s resident hunk Patrick Dempsey (“Dr. McDreamy”), who was involved in his own confrontation with Washington back in October.

And although he kept a quiet, public profile at the Golden Globes after Washington used the “f” word again, Dempsey reportedly told Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip’s Sarah Paulson, “If someone said that about me and outed me that way, it would be really hard. I appreciate that (Grey’s co-star) Katherine Heigl stood up for T.R. because it’s our job to protect each other.”

The first of many ironies about the Washington-Knight situation is that Anatomy’s network ABC landed eight nominations from the GLADD, the group announced Sunday.

What’s most interesting, perhaps, is that Washington’s real-life drama manages to top a highly dramatic GA storyline. For the past couple of weeks, Washington’s character and on-air girlfriend Christine Yang (played by Sandra Oh), have been torturing each other with the silent treatment, which began when Yang outed her boyfriend’s inability to perform surgeries with injured, shaky hands.

It wouldn’t be so torturous if he kept his mouth shut more often in public, too.