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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