California = 52% douche

Despite the other good news last night, I can't be happy this morning knowing that California (CALIFORNIA, for fucks sake!) has voted to strip fundamental civil rights from gay and lesbian Americans.

Who was behind this? Here's a paragraph from a story in the LA Times [emphasis added for certain readers of this blog]:

On the other side were an array of conservative organizations, including the Knights of Columbus, Focus on the Family and the American Family Assn., along with tens of thousands of small donors, including many who responded to urging from Mormon, Catholic and evangelical clergy.

More later...