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Missouri High School Students Run Westboro Baptist Church Out of Town: VIDEO, PHOTOS
Last week, The Westboro Baptist Church showed up at Oak Park High School in Kansas City, Missouri to protest the school’s election of a transgender homecoming queen. Knowing the kind of disgusting display they could expect, the students of Oak Park decided they would not allow WBC to spew their hate and attack their homecoming queen, Landon Patterson.
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Hundreds of students were ready when Westboro rolled into town and sent them packing within minutes.
People in Gladstone, MO to counter protest Westboro Church, for protesting a Trans homecoming queen at Oak Park High pic.twitter.com/NtO8K0CPb9
— Revolution News (@NewsRevo) October 1, 2015
We are pleased to report that Westboro was run out in minutes. Bye! #longlivethequeen pic.twitter.com/kKzgMg2568
— Revolution News (@NewsRevo) October 1, 2015
Westboro was driven away from their picketing site by counter-protestors carrying signs with phrases such as “Westboro Baptist Church need Jesus” and chanting “long live the queen!”
“This isn’t just about supporting Landon, this is about supporting all our students,”Christina Palermo, an organizer for the rally, told a local news outlet. “Landon is just their scapegoat. They’re attacking everyone in the LGBT community.”
Check out a video of the students as they make clear that hate is not welcome in their town, below.
Also check out more photos from the day, below.
#longlivethequeen pic.twitter.com/2zRChXNzVU
— Winnetonka Newspaper (@GriffinRites) October 1, 2015
Pro-LGBT protesters following Westboro Baptist Church at 79th Ter. and N. Oak Trafficway. Chanting #Longlivethequeen pic.twitter.com/qecRegW4vj
— Cody J. Newill (@CodyNewill) October 1, 2015
#longlivethequeen @LandonHavok pic.twitter.com/ForadHge4y
— Mia (@haay_miaa) October 1, 2015
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Missouri High School Students Run Westboro Baptist Church Out of Town: VIDEO, PHOTOS
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