To follow up, since I don't want to come off as only caring about the homosexuals in this case, I would also argue that patrons of churches or mosques also have a right to feel comfortable in their centres of worship, to an extent. This extent does not include being shielded from the existence of things they disapprove of (so I'm not against opening a facility in the area per se), but I do think it's wrong if they were to be accosted (much less assaulted) for merely going to their place of worship. I would condemn anyone who took, or promoted, such actions.
To use an analogy, I was fine with people finding out about and harassing businesses or individuals that supported Prop 8 - that is a direct response to their actions. I would be iffy, but ultimately okay, about picketing a Mormon Church over it (as the Church as a whole could clearly said to have taken a side in the issue; this isn't applicable to Islam or Judaism, however, as well as most Protestant Christians). Picketing is not directly harmful and there's no reason people should be shielded from opposing views. I would not be okay with harassing people directly as they went to church, or random Mormons on the bus. That's victimising people who have not demonstrably done anything wrong.
To use an analogy, I was fine with people finding out about and harassing businesses or individuals that supported Prop 8 - that is a direct response to their actions. I would be iffy, but ultimately okay, about picketing a Mormon Church over it (as the Church as a whole could clearly said to have taken a side in the issue; this isn't applicable to Islam or Judaism, however, as well as most Protestant Christians). Picketing is not directly harmful and there's no reason people should be shielded from opposing views. I would not be okay with harassing people directly as they went to church, or random Mormons on the bus. That's victimising people who have not demonstrably done anything wrong.