The “God Hates Fags” Westboro Baptist Church is targeting South Carolina with a two-day, multiple stop protest, and South Carolina queers are having none of it as counter protests sprung up in both Columbia and Charleston.
News coverage from around the Palmetto State:
Columbia: Hate group’s picket brings out more cops than protesters (WIS 10)
Columbia: Westboro group protests Gov. Sanford’s infidelity (Daily Gamecock)
Columbia: Hundreds picket church group protest (Midlands Connection)
Columbia: God Hates Gays says hate group at the State House (Free Times)
Charleston: Controversial church protests for second day in the Lowcountry (ABC News 4)
Charleston: Westboro Baptist Church’s anti-gay, Jewish, military rallies in Charleston (The Digitel)
Charleston: Counter protesters confront anti-gay group outside Charleston Air Force Base (NBC News 2)