Rally for gay marriage held at NYC Mormon temple

Published: Wednesday, Nov. 12 2008 6:51 p.m. MST

NEW YORK — Several hundred protesters have gathered outside a Mormon temple in New York City to protest its endorsement of a ban on same-sex marriage in California.

Protesters lined both sides of Columbus Ave. outside The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints near Lincoln Center on Wednesday evening. Mormons leaders had encouraged its members to support passage of California's Proposition 8, which banned gay marriage in the state.

Several protesters held signs asking "Did you cast a ballot or a stone?" while other signs read "Love not H8."

The rally was held several hours after Connecticut legally allowed same-sex couples the right to marry. Massachusetts is the only other state that allows gay marriage.

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