I have become aware of an group which counter-protests hate groups, one of those being Westboro Baptist Church. There are chapters in several places around the states. The origin of this group is from Laromie, Wyoming and was formed by Matthew Shepard's friend. Mattew was tortured to death for being Gay. http://eatromaine.com/1/laramie-angels.html Here are some photos from the Atlanta Chaper, which I will be joining. https://www.************/groups/angelactionatl/ The angels use their wings to make a barrier between mourners and hateful protesters. They also march in the Atlanta Gay Pride parade where they form a barrier between the parade and hate filled protesters as needed. I hope you will find or form a local chapter if you feel called to do this.
Besides bringing attention to the need to end hate of LGBT community, the angels attend funerals of members of the armed services which are protested by the hate mongers of Westboro Baptist Church. The angels protest in silent compassion. It's quite powerful.
The angels also counter-protest the hateful antisemitism which Westboro Baptist Church attempts to spread. Here is Angel Action Atlanta https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2emvehiq8pE"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2emvehiq8pE
nice. It's about time people did something about those horrid people. Freedom of speech is a bitch sometimes,but the Angels are doing it the right way.
You will have to follow this link to see the Angels in Action in Atlanta this past sunday, but it's worth it. Such a cool video of them blocking the hate mongering protesters during the Gay Pride Parade! I'm trying to get them to post this on youtube, but in the meantime, please follow this link. https://www.************/video/video.php?v=10151093445227896&oid=185653091478456
Sent to me today by one of our Hip Forum members: I AM I am the mother who is not allowed to even visit the children I bore, nursed, and raised. The court says I am an unfit mother because I now live with another woman. I am the boy who never finished high school, because I got called a faggot everyday I am the girl kicked out of her home because I confided in my mother that I am a lesbian. I am the one working the streets because nobody will hire a transsexual woman. I am the sister who holds her gay brother tight through the painful, tear-filled nights. We are the parents who buried our daughter long before her time. I am the man who died alone in the hospital because they would not let my partner of twenty-seven years into the room. I am the foster child who wakes up with nightmares of being taken away from the two fathers who are the only loving family I have ever had. I wish they could adopt me. I am not one of the lucky ones. I killed myself just weeks before graduating high school. It was simply too much to bear. We are the couple who had the realtor hang up on us when she found out we wanted to rent a one-bedroom for two men. I am the person who never knows which bathroom I should use if I want to avoid getting the management called on me. I am the domestic-violence survivor who found the support system grow suddenly cold and distant when they found out my abusive partner is also a woman. I am the domestic-violence survivor who has no support system to turn to because I am male. I am the father who has never hugged his son because I grew up afraid to show affection to other men. I am the home-economics teacher who always wanted to teach gym until someone told me that only lesbians do that. I am the woman who died when the EMTs stopped treating me as soon as they realized I was transsexual. I am the person who feels guilty because I think I could be a much better person if I didn’t have to always deal with society hating me. I am the man who stopped attending church, not because I don’t believe, but because they closed their doors to my kind. I am a warrior for my country serving proud, but can’t be my true self because gays aren’t allowed in the military. I am the person who has to hide what this world needs most, love. I am the person ashamed to tell my own friends I’m a lesbian, because they constantly make fun of them. I the who isn’t sure what she is. I am the who is rejected by her “best friends” because of a less-than-conventional crush. I am the boy tied to a fence, beaten to a bloody pulp and left to die because two straight men wanted to “teach me a lesson.” (The last line is in reference to the murder of Matthew Shepard. He is the reason that Angel Action was started by Romaine Patterson).
I like this. I remember hearing about a Hells Angels Chapter that was doing this same thing, for the funerals protested by WBC.
I wonder if there is a group in London, Fair. If not, it would be an awesome thing to start. It's not just about countering the hate of Westboro Baptist Church; sadly, there are other groups that spew their hate in the same manner.
I agree. Stop the hate. If you're gay and you like it, I'm happy for you. But please understand that I'm not gay. And I ain't gonna be gay. Respect that please. Mutual respect is what is needed.
