The Westboro Baptist Church (the group who famously yelled "God Hates Fags" at Mathew Shepard's funeral and staged protests at military funerals) has planned protests in the Denver/Boulder area for this afternoon.
Several counter-protests and strategies are being organized using facebook and blogs. Here is a Westward post with more background and a listing of planned counter-protests.
Westboro's presence is in part prompted by controversy surrounding the decision by Boulder's Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic School to not allow re-enrollment of the daughters of a lesbian couple. The Denver Post and The Daily Camera both reported that most Sacred Heart parents were outraged at the school's decision.
We'll learn about these issues in class today. Coincidentally our guest is Kate Burns, a powerful force in the gay rights movement and creator of, together with Prof. Sheila Schroeder, the documentary Sole Journey.
Update: Here is my favorite story on Thursday's protest. (Disclosure: my husband wrote it.)
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