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Protesters Bring Their Anger With Gay-Marriage Ban To The Mormon Church

Posted 11/7/08 5:43 pm EST by in Uncategorized


Protesters of Prop 8By Elena Torres

"Welcome to California. Where chickens have more rights than I do."

That was one of the most common signs I saw yesterday at the Los Angeles Mormon temple. After a 2,500-person rally in West Hollywood on Wednesday night, thousands of protesters gathered once again outside the temple to express their outrage about the passage of Proposition 8 — a ballot measure that sought to amend the California Constitution to eliminate the right of same-sex couples to marry — and the church's involvement.

Check out our video from the protest, after the jump.
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Cynthia Nixon Gets Out The Vote And Fights Gay-Marriage Ban In Florida

Posted 11/4/08 4:28 pm EST by in Election, election 2008, Election Night, Sex And The City


Cynthia Nixon"Sex and the City" star and real-life New Yorker Cynthia Nixon made her way to Florida for this Election Day. Florida Street Teamer Anthony Wojtkowiak caught up with the actress at the University of Miami today, where she was encouraging students to vote.

"I'm just talking to students here, making sure everyone is voting," she told MTV News. "If they haven't, I'm telling them the clock is ticking. Today is D-day. Gotta vote."



Nixon was also there to speak out against Florida's Proposition 2, which would define marriage as being between a man and a woman, effectively banning same-sex marriage. "It's an antigay initiative," said Nixon, who is in a lesbian relationship. Read More...

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