PROP 8 PROTEST TODAY/NATIONWIDE ON 11/15

IF YOU AREN'T IN NYC, THERE IS A NATIONAL DAY OF PROTEST IN MOST MAJOR CITIES AND YOU CAN FIND YOURS BY CLICKING THIS LINK: JOINTHEIMPCT.COM

THOUSANDS EXPECTED TO ATTEND
PROTEST WEDNESDAY AT MORMON TEMPLE
ADJACENT TO MANHATTAN’S LINCOLN CENTER

DEMONSTRATORS WILL CONDEMN
THE LDS CHURCH’S LEAD ROLE IN
PASSAGE OF CALIFORNIA’S ANTI-GAY PROPOSITION 8

NEW YORK CITY (Nov. 11, 2008) -- Several thousand human rights
advocates will march on the Mormon Temple in a peaceful protest on
Wednesday, November 12 at 6:30pm. Demonstrators will speak out
against the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints for the
active role it played in passing California’s Proposition 8, a
constitutional amendment that overturns a state Supreme Court
decision in May which legalized same-sex unions.

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The Manhattan New York Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter
Day Saints is located at 125 Columbus Ave at 65th Street. The protest
will run from 6:30pm to 8pm.

“Hatred has no place in society and it has no place in state
constitutions,” said Corey Johnson, co-organizer of the protest.
“Proposition 8 robs the LGBT community of its dignity and equality as
American citizens. While human rights activists in California work to
overturn this shameful amendment, we here in New York protest in
solidarity with them, and we will work to ensure that a similar law
never happens here.”

LGBT activists and their allies will march in protest in front of the
Mormon Temple, carrying signs and banners, including a 75 -foot
banner declaring “God Loves Gay Marriage”. This was handsewn for the
demonstration by veteran activist Gilbert Baker, the creator of the
Rainbow Flag, which is the universal symbol of LGBT liberation.

The Manhattan demonstration follows on the heels of protests in
California that begin last week after the passage of Prop. 8. Tens of
thousands of people have marched in anger through San Francisco, Los
Angeles, Palm Springs, San Diego, Sacramento, Oakland, Fresno, Salt
Lake City, Dallas and Chicago, among other cities. A national day of
protest is planned for Saturday, November 15, organized by Join the
Impact. For details on events across America, visit
www.jointheimpact.com/.

It is estimated that members of the LDS Church contributed more than
$20 million to ensure passage of Proposition 8, while Church leaders
orchestrated a vicious propaganda campaign from the pulpit. The
proposition passed narrowly with 52% of the vote, versus 48% against.

More than 18,000 gay and lesbian couples have tied the knot in
California since June 17. New York State Gov. David Paterson issued a
directive in May requiring state agencies to recognize same-sex
marriages performed elsewhere. Paterson has said that if the Assembly
and Senate pass legislation for gay marriage, he will sign it.