Dear Kristin,
  Thank you for this thoughtful piece, and especially for mentioning the passage of proposition 8 in California that restricts the civil rights of many American-gay/lesbian citizens.  Obama's victory has actually been bittersweet for me; on the one hand I deeply celebrate, and on the other hand I remember proposition 8 (and another ballot measure that passed to now deny LGBT people to adopt children) and recognize how far we have to go in this country to ensure the civil liberties of all people, gay included.
  I came across a very interesting blog post by Matt Black where he discusses his "coming out as a gay rights supporter" and his father, a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints (a.k.a. Morman), gives his response of why the Mormon church was so supportive of this measure.  The blog site is listed below . . . thanks!   

http://www.themattblack.com/?p=183    

Nathan