Rally for gay marriage held at N.Y. Mormon temple

NEW YORK — Several hundred protesters gathered outside a Mormon

temple in New York City to protest the church's endorsement of a ban on same-sex

marriage in California.

Protesters lined both sides of Columbus Avenue outside The Church of

Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temple near Lincoln Center on Wednesday

evening. Mormons leaders had encouraged LDS Church 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.