"Gay people have every right to regard the [LDS] church hierarchy as a mortal enemy." - Andrew Sullivan
On election day, November 4, 2008, Californians voted to remove the right of gay people to marry - something their Supreme Court had said was legal many months before. This was done by a ballot initiative, called "Proposition 8." Tens of thousands of Americans found themselves suddenly without a right they had the day before. The rule of law was replaced by the tyranny of the bigoted majority.
The LDS Church, headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, is widely credited with the success of Proposition 8. The LDS Church officially urged its members to contribute both time and money towards its passage, and used church funds to pay the salaries of church leadership and administrators who were engaged in political influence (see Evidence.)
It's rare in America when rights are removed from people. The LDS Church did just that - rather ironic, given the LDS Church's history.
Ex-Mormons, Reform Mormons, members of the LDS Church itself, and non-Mormons want to let the people of California - especially all the gay people there - know that we're sorry this happened and that we feel the LDS Church has behaved shamefully. We're not trying to defend ourselves - we're trying to say "we're sorry" that other Mormons have done this, and that we'll work to reverse this injustice.
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