Oh how sad. Yesterday, donors and supporters of Equality California began receiving threatening letters from the Yes on 8 campaign leadership.

Threatening to expose the donors listed on the Equality California website if they don’t donate to the Yes on 8 campaign, the letter was signed by four members of the “Yes on 8″ executive committee, saying

Were you to elect not to donate comparably, it would be a clear indication that you are in opposition to traditional marriage. You would leave us no other reasonable assumption. The names of any companies that choose not to donate to ProtectMarriage.com will be published.

We will contact you shortly to discuss your contribution.

Amazing. “Yes on Prop 8″ supporters are so desperate to eliminate away gay marriage rights that they are threatening people?

Proposition 8 is a proposed amendment to the California constitution which if passed into law would be known as the California Marriage Protection Act. This California ballot proposition will appear on the November 4, 2008 ballot along with eleven other statewide propositions. Proposition 8 is one of four ballot measures which propose to amend the California state constitution and appears on the ballot titled as Eliminates Right of Same-Sex Couples to Marry.

takepart and click here to donate to California Equality and let people know about “yes on 8’s” senseless practices.