Defending Gay Marriage Against Conservative, Religious Attacks & Bigotry

Anti Proposition 8 Protests in Pittsburgh, PA, November 15, 2008

On November 15, 2008, people in major cities all over America marched in protest of the passage of Proposition 8 in California. Gays who all too briefly enjoyed the right to marry each other on an equal basis next to straight couples had this fundamental civil right ripped away because of prejudice, ignorance, and hate. Proposition 8 was a serious blow against the effort of Americans to promote equality, justice, and liberty for all Americans, not just Californians.

Although protest organizers tried to emphasize that their target was not religion, it simply cannot be denied that the arguments against gay marriage are almost entirely religious in nature and that religious organizations were the principal force behind the movement to pass Proposition 8 and to take equality away from gay Americans. It's not going too far to say that without the money of the Mormon and Roman Catholic organizations, as well as the work of individual Christians, Proposition 8 would never have passed.