McCance Protest at Arkansas High School

Neal Broverman

Neal Broverman is the Editorial Director, Print of Pride Media, publishers of The Advocate, Out, Out Traveler, and Plus, spending more than 20 years in journalism. He indulges his interest in transportation and urban planning with regular contributions to Los Angeles magazine, and his work has also appeared in the Los Angeles Times and USA Today. He lives in the City of Angels with his husband, children, and their chiweenie.

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October 28 2010 3:25 PM EST

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Thirty to 40 people have gathered outside Midland High School in Arkansas's Independence County on Thursday -- some protesting, and some supporting, the actions of antigay school board member Clint McCance.

KTHV in Little Rock reports that "former students of the school, the gay and lesbian group UCA Prism from the University of Central Arkansas, and people from Little Rock and Fayetteville" are part of the protest. There are also McCance supporters "waving American flags and the flag of the Baptist Church."

McCance posted last week on his Facebook page that "queers" and "fags" should kill themselves.

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