Scroll To Top
Arts & Entertainment

Queens 'Drag Down Bigotry' in Front of Westboro Baptist Church

Queens 'Drag Down Bigotry' in Front of Westboro Baptist Church

Leadx400_1

The first drag show held on the front lawn of the Equality House, located across the street from the Westboro Baptist Church compound, was a huge success.

Support The Advocate
We're asking for your help to continue our newsroom's important reporting. Support LGBTQ+ journalism by contributing today!

House_frontx633_0

Equality House had a hit with its first drag show, held Saturday in front of the Westboro Baptist Church in an effort to spread a message of peace and positive change for LGBTQ people, reports The Huffington Post.

The event -- appropriately titled "Drag Down Bigotry" -- was produced as a fund-raiser for programs battling antigay bullying and drew approximately 150 attendees to the front lawn of the house, located across the street from the antigay church's compound in Topeka, Kan. The house gained headlines earlier this year when the nonprofit organization Planting Peace purchased the property, painted the outside of the home in rainbow colors, and dubbed the location as the Equality House.

"Our first 'Drag Down Bigotry' event was a huge success and we are very pleased with how many people participated in and/or supported our efforts," Planting Peace president Aaron Jackson, told HuffPo. "This was another successful step towards silencing the hate from the WBC and bringing awareness to the high suicide rate amongst our LGBTQ youth."

Take a look at photos and video from the event on the following pages. For more information on how you can help Planting Peace spread the message of equality for all, visit the organization's website.

Costumesx633_0

Boax633_0

Clownx633_0

Gunsx633_0

Dads_shouldersx633_0

Beltingx633_0

Splitzx633_0

Whole_crowdx633_0

Stonewall Brick AwardsOut / Advocate Magazine - Jonathan Groff & Wayne Brady

From our Sponsors

Most Popular

Latest Stories

Jase Peeples