Topeka: Yes To Gay Rights No To Phelps Clan

[davidinalameda]

http://www.365gay.com/newscon05/03/030205phelps.htm

The virulent anti-gay Fred Phelps clan was dealt a double blow in the group's hometown Tuesday. Topeka voters rejected a bid to repeal the city's gay rights ordinances and turned down an attempt by one of the clan leaders to gain a seat on city council currently held by a lesbian.

Phelps runs the Westboro Baptist Church which has been described by some authorities as a cult and operates the God Hates Fags website. The group, made up mostly of relatives of Phelps, routinely demonstrates at the funerals of AIDS victims.

They successfully managed to get enough signatures to force a vote on repealing two gay rights ordinances. One bans employment discrimination in city government on the basis of sexual orientation the other is hate crimes law.

[fudge stripe cookays]

1. Thanks for the thread d.

This IS good news.

Anything that hands Phelps ass to him is good news.

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[LynneSin]

2. Proof there is a god

for striking down these horrible laws and keeping that racist off of the city council seat!!

[MuseRider]

3. We did this!!!

I am so proud to have been a part of that team. Damn if we did not have to fight every single lie in the book and we did it with very little time, money and a small but very dedicated group of people. Now that it is over I can say a big HUGE thank you to the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force for all their guidance and help and for sending us 3 very wonderful women, who were veterans of the marriage amendment fight, to help us out. We could not have done it without them. Matt Foreman even showed up yesterday to help us celebrate or plan for then next step had we lost. I think I am taking about 5 days to catch my life up then we are back to deal with the marriage amendment issue.

[Maat]

4. This PFLAG-er is proud of you, MuseRider!

Take care!

[MuseRider]

5. Thanks.

I was not aware of PFLAG. I am so out of it, I was not even clear who the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force was and what they did until this. I have a lot to learn and I have already learned a lot. Feels good to win one.