Check out Dodge City, Kansas!!!

[MuseRider]

Two articles, one the Dodge City paper (registration required) one Hutchison, Kansas. The Patriot Guard was there but the Kansas Equality Coaliton of SW Kansas was there too.

http://www.dodgeglobe.com/stories/030606/loc_20060306001.shtml

http://www.hutchnews.com/news/regional/stories/davila030506.html

"Members of the Westboro Baptist Church, which contends that God is punishing a nation that tolerates homosexuality by allowing American soldiers to die in Iraq, stood across North 14th Avenue from the cathedral. They waved signs bearing anti-homosexual slogans and flew upside-down U.S. flags Ñ one of which appeared partially burnt Ñ as a sign of protest.

A smaller group of counter-demonstrators wearing large pairs of angels’ wings Ñ designed to counter the Westboro group’s message of intolerance with one of love Ñ stood a short distance away from the picketers.

The tension outside did not spill over into the church, where a somber group of mourners gathered for the funeral."



From Hutchison News

"Meanwhile, a handful of demonstrators from yet another group, the Kansas Equality Coalition, which calls for the end of discrimination against homosexuals, demonstrated about 100 yards down from the Westboro group."

:bounce:I realize this is just Kansas and just a few people but this is in deep RED country and is a first for our state.:bounce: We are making a difference.

[roguevalley]

1. your state has an AMAZING history of activism and progressive

thinking. I am proud of your state. What a loving thing to do.

[MuseRider]

2. Very true.

I am stunned that it has slipped so far over the edge, I should have been paying attention before but I was not.

We are doing our best. http://www.kansasequalitycoalition.org/

Edit to say thanks, that was really nice of you to say that.

[xchrom]

3. keep up the good fight kansas!

love, love, love the angels.

[MuseRider]

4. We have just begun!

Aren't they adorable? It takes some guts to get out there in that part of the state, at least I would assume so.