L.A. Gay and Lesbian Center Garners $60,000 in the Name of LDS Church President

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In a move that shows how much more resourceful and mirthful GLBT activists are than their self-righteous opponents with the funny underwear, the L.A. Gay and Lesbian Center has raised over $60,000 since the election to invalidate Prop. 8--and each of their 2,300 world-wide donors did it in the name of Thomas Monson, head of the Latter-Day Saints.

In a statement released last week, the L.A. Gay and Lesbian Center Communications Editor Thomas Soule revealed that for every one of those donations, a postcard was sent to President Monson bearing the following message:

Dear President Monson:

A donation has been made in your name by _______ to "InvalidateProp8.org"... Although we decry the reprehensible role The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints leadership played in denying all Californians equal rights under the law, we are pleased a donation has been made on your behalf in the effort to overturn the discrimination your church members helped enshrine in the California Constitution. Given that throughout its history the Mormon Church has been subjected to bigotry, we hope you appreciate the donation in your name to fight religious bigotry here in California.