NEW YORK: Rain Dampens Attendance But Thousands Join Ruben Diaz Hate Rally

Thanks to the rain, attendance at NY Sen. Ruben Diaz' anti-gay hate rally was far, far below the 20,000 evangelicals who crowded the streets of midtown Manhattan in 2009. Still, this year's event was much more of an ecumenical hate scene, with the red-caped Catholic loons leading the parade, followed closely by a contingent of Ultra-Orthodox Jews. NOM president Brian Brown arrived arm-in-arm with his BFF in bigotry, Ruben Diaz himself. Here's a few photos, I'll post a big slideshow and some video shortly.