Anti-gay violence, anti-mormon violence

Since the passage of Prop 8, there have been a number of acts of anti-gay violence around the country. I found most of these doing a google news search.

Anti-gay violence since the election
On November 9, a transgnedered woman was murdered in Tenessee.

December 3, a gay-bashing in Salt Lake City.

On December 7, a two Ecuadorian brothers were beaten in Brooklyn, NY. The attackers (assuming that they were a couple, because they were walking arm-in-arm) shouted anti-gay, anti-latino slurs at them. One of the brothers died of brain injuries. (His facebook memorial page is here.)

On December 10, a gay man was attacked in a DC restaurant.

On December 13, a lesbian in Richmond, CA was raped by a gang of attackers who targeted her because of her sexuality.

December 16, another attack in DC leaves a gay man dead.

Anti-mormon violence since the election
Um... none that I could find.

Of course, "mysterious white powder" sent to the LDS church in LA is a reprehensible act. It has NOT been linked to any gay-rights group, and frankly, antrhax attacks are historically the M.O. of right-wing extremists.

But I could not identify a single case of anti-Mormon or anti-Christian violence since the election. Please let me know if you are aware of any, and link me to a news source!

So all those cries of persecution coming from Prop 8 supporters ring a little hollow to me. These people have not had their safety jeopardized.
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This blog is not meant to imply that the Prop 8 campaign directly led to acts of anti-gay violence--gay bashing has a long and inglorious history that preceded the election. But I wanted to put to rest the delusional claims of persecution espoused by religious extremists, who have never had to fear for their safety for being themselves.