Say what you will about LDS members, difficult on the eyes isn't one of them. Why, just take a look at these jarringly Anglo-Saxon beauties here. Gay activist Michael Petrelis who, in his unyielding attempts to earn his Gay Scout Merit badge for Recruiting Mormon Boys, chatted up these two fresh-faced missionaries today. Describing the duo as "Regular Chatty Cathys," Petrelis stuck up a conversation:

The big guy on the left just arrived in town this week, from Colorado, is here for six months, loves football and didn't want to know about joining a medical marijuana dispensary. His fellow recruiter has been here six months, enjoys practicing his Spanish primarily at the 16th Street BART plaza and hails from Alberta, Canada.

Building bridges, one God-fearing Adonis at a time. Visit Petrelis Files for more.

Briefly touched upon last week when the final batch of Prop 8 donor names unfurled, Utah citizens and the LDS Church spent more on getting Prop. 8 passed than previously known. According to the Salt Lake Tribune:

Utahans and the LDS Church spent significantly more than previously reported on last-minute efforts to push passage of California's ban of same-sex marriage, newly filed financial disclosures show.

Donations from as many as 1,025 individual and businesses in Utah to both sides of the Proposition 8 campaign totaled about $3.8 million, according to new filings with California's secretary of state, with more than 70 percent going to groups supporting the successful measure.

This is unnerving. And, most disconcerting, not at all surprising.

The California State Supreme court will begin hearing arguments on Prop 8 starting March 5. Be sure to watch it all go down at 9am on the California Channel. (Also, hey, no way, we have a California Channel! Who knew?)

Check out Stop8.org for comprehensive coverage about civil marriage equality in California.

Now that we've gotten all the childish bile out of our system, please check out these sites aiming to bring people together in the fight for gay marriage. These people deserve lavish praise and tons and tons of our attention if we're going to stop Prop. 8 from snowballing out of control.

• Mormons for Marriage: A progressive LDS site that lets the world know that not all Mormons (LDS church members) oppose gay marriage. It also shares LDS church perspectives on both homosexuality and gay marriage with other Mormons who are meaningfully exploring the issues for the first time.
• LDS 4 Gay Marriage: Discusses how same-sex marriage "is in no way contrary to the Constitution or official LDS doctrine (or the Bible)." Those of you who agree or disagree, legally, logically or doctrinally, are invited to share thoughts, questions and concerns.
• Signing for Something: A grassroots effort of members and friends of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) "united in their desire to speak their conscience on the matter of civil marriage." Here you can write a letter or sign a petition that "assures us that no person or group’s religious views are allowed to be binding on the public."
• Shame on LDS: A perturbed site full of reformed LDS members.
• Seeking Forgiveness: Apologies from Mormons "who wish to find peace and reconciliation following the LDS Church's involvement in passing Proposition 8."

If you come across any other sites like the above, feel free to stick them in the comments. Thanks for your support.