First, You Get Mad
by: TerranceDC
Fri Nov 14, 2008 at 14:41:20 PM EST

http://pamshouseblend.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=8230
also http://www.bilerico.com/2008/11/first_you_get_mad.php

Wow. It's kind of unbelievable, really. You take something away from people, and they get angry. Take away hard won rights, and equal protection for those they love, and people get really angry.

    In the week since, California has seen an outpouring of demonstrations ranging from quiet vigils to noisy street protests against Proposition 8, including rallies outside churches and the Mormon temple in Westwood as well as boycotts of some businesses that contributed to the Yes on 8 campaign.

    Many of those activities have been organized not by political professionals and established leaders in the gay community, but by young activists working independently on Facebook and MySpace.