attackshark said:
WBC used to come to my old stomping grounds of Denton, TX every year because they have a couple of universities so I guess that makes Denton queer-friendly (when I left, Ed Soph, UNT's drumset guru, was the only liberal member of city council, so the assumption and the reality don't match).
I attended a meeting with some of the local activists in anticipation of the arrival of Phelps and Co. A friend who's proven a very successful activist with NORML and several other organizations suggested a "march-off:" gather as many people as you can, and when WBC start demonstrating,
leave. The message is, you are not worth talking to or paying attention to. Not sure how much good this would do now that WBC will do just about anything for attention and the Supreme Court apparently won't stop them. The idea got shot down, however, by idealists who wanted instead to dress up as gay angels. I met an ACLU member who spoke to Phelps dressed as a nun. Wish I'd been there.
Not terribly helpful, I know, but I just thought you might find that interesting.
