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February 26, 2013
Westboro Baptist Church protesters retreat after being outnumbered in Santa Monica

Anti-gay hate group is confronted with student counter-protest

When members of the Westboro Baptist Church showed up at Santa Monica High School today to conduct an anti-gay protest, they were in for a huge surprise.

That surprise was a huge crowd that was on hand to counter-protest the group known to protest at military funerals carrying signs that say such things as 'God Hates Fags.'

The church had protested outside the Oscars on Sunday (24 February) and chose the high school in Santa Monica as its next target because of what it believes is the school's affirmation of LGBT students.

February 13, 2013
Students fight Westboro Baptist Church haters with $40,000 for gay charity

Students from Vassar College in New York have pledged $100 for every minute the Westboro Baptist Church plans to protest on campus

American students have raised over $40,000 (£26,000, €30,000) in counter-protest against gay hate picketers from Westboro Baptist Church.

Students from Vassar College in New York have responded to the church's plans to protest at the pro-LGBT university earlier this month by pledging $100 for every minute the church will be there.

Known for their 'God Hates Fags' signs, the church is well known for picketing pro-gay groups and soldiers' funerals.

January 3, 2013
Counter-protesters outnumber Westboro church as gay couples begin to marry in Maryland

Members of the extremist Westboro Baptist Church were outnumbered by counter protesters outside courthouses in Maryland on Wednesday when they came to picket same-sex marriages being performed in the state

Hundreds of people turned out to counter-protest members of the Westboro Baptist Church who had traveled to picket Maryland courthouses on Wednesday - the day courthouses began to perform same-sex marriages in the state.

The church posted online that it was targeting Maryland as it had been the first in the US to legalize same-sex marriage in a popular vote.

‘Westboro brings these words of warning, knowing they may be the last that you get,’ the group posted online.