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Westboro Baptist Church

Find out the latest news about the Westboro Baptist Church, an extremist religious organization helmed by the Phelps family, having been founded by the late antigay minister Fred Phelps. Discover the history of the Westboto Baptist Church, which frequently pickets the funerals of fallen LGBT individuals and military heroes with signs that read 'God Hates Fags.' An example of this antigay protest is featured prominently in the play and HBO film 'The Laramie Project,' which is based on the events following the murder of gay man Matthew Shepard. Read about Westboro and other organizations that are opponents of LGBT rights.

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Westboro Baptist Church

Steven Anderson Says Westboro Baptist Church Too Openly Homophobic

Escaping Westboro: Former Church Member Lauren Drain Reveals What Made Her Change

In this exclusive interview, former Westboro Baptist Church member Lauren Drain talks about what she's sorry for, and what she believes is really the source of Fred Phelps' homophobia.

Fourth Phelps-Roper Child Abandons WBC

Zach Phelps-Roper, 23, left the antigay church in February and is now preaching a message of unconditional love and empathy.

18 Takeaways From The New Yorker's Westboro Profile

Megan Phelps-Roper, who cut ties with Westboro in 2012, now provides an inside look at the antigay church.

Students Rally to Support Classmate Targeted by Westboro

Over 200 came to counter a protest against a gay high school football player in the suburbs of St. Louis.

Reese Witherspoon Is Making a Film About the Westboro Baptist Church

Dating App Hornet Takes on Anti-LGBT Hate Groups

Hornet is countering the groups with a series of billboards around the nation.

Young Trans Girl Counters Westboro's Hate

Equality House is known for its rainbow flag paint job, and now it has a neighbor adorned in the transgender flag.

Orlando Blocks Westboro: We're Not Going to Let Evil Take Over

When the hateful Westboro Baptist Church announced its intention to picket the funeral of some of the gay Latino victims of the Pulse massacre in Orlando, the City Beautiful responded with love.

'Angels' Block Westboro at Orlando Victim's Funeral

Four Westboro Baptist Church members showed up to protest the funeral, but they were largely outnumbered by supporters.

Westboro Sings 'Shooters Keep Comin' Around' as Bodies Still in Club

The Westboro Baptist Church celebrated the Orlando mass shooting on Twitter.

The Day Love Won: Westboro vs. LGBT Children's Book Event

How homophobic tweets and threats to picket a live reading of a popular LGBT-themed children's book rallied an entire community to drown out the hate.