It looks like there was a large turnout at the protest at the Mormon Temple in New York City last night and hopefully the number and size of protests will continue to grow. Would that gays and our supporters had been as visible during the campaign to stop Proposition 8. I hope we have learned the lesson that cowering out of sight and "playing nice" do not win over our enemies, particularly since our Christianist and Mormon enemies will lie, cheat and steal to impose their warped form of religion on all. Here are some highlights from Rex Wockner's blog:*
An estimated 7,500 to 15,000 people marched through Manhattan tonight protesting California's Proposition 8, the voter-passed initiative that amended the state constitution Nov. 4 to end same-sex marriage, which was legalized by the state Supreme Court in a ruling that took effect June 16.
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The march began at the Mormon Temple on Columbus Avenue, went down Broadway, turned east on 61st Street, then south on Central Park West to Columbus Circle. Gay activists have claimed that more than half of the money that funded the ubiquitous TV ads that convinced Californians to vote for Prop 8 was donated by Mormon families at the church's urging.
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Crowd estimates varied. Journalist and radio personality Michelangelo Signorile reported 15,000; lead organizer Corey Johnson estimated 12,000; blogger and participant Joe Jervis (JoeMyGod) said 10,000 to 15,000; former New York Civil Liberties Union Executive Director Normal Siegel said he was comfortable with a figure of 7,500; and longtime gay activist Bill Dobbs, who opposes same-sex marriage, favoring civil unions instead, said 5,000 to 7,000.
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