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The Equality House is a rainbow -colored house in Topeka, Kansas that is situated on the corner of 12th and Orleans Street, across from Westboro Baptist Church, an anti-LGBT hate group. The rainbow "Equality House" is located across the street from the anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church. Planting Peace, the nonprofit that runs the home, calls it a symbol of "equality for.

Located directly across the street from the Westboro Baptist Church—a notorious hate group that targets the LGBTQ community—a house sports the rainbow colors of the gay pride flag. The Equality House in Topeka, Kansas, which stands directly across the street from the notoriously anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church, has been a symbol of the LGBTQ rights movement since.

Aaron Jackson's house is across the street from the Westboro Baptist Church. (Courtesy of Aaron Jackson) When Aaron Jackson Googled the Westboro Baptist Church and saw a 'for sale' sign on. The area surrounding WBC is actually just like any other American suburb. It was nice being in a place where I felt supported and respected. I thought I saw Michelle Shocked peeking out one of the windows, but perhaps that was just my imagination.

When I stopped by nobody seemed to be home at Westboro. See stories by Eyder Peralta. Donate to KCUR. Urine and fecal matter were also recently found in Equality House's free library. By Eyder Peralta. I wished I could run out there and give them a hug. We also participated in the handprint mural, which signifies unity. They believe in WBC doctrine.

People Are Leaving Westboro Baptist Church for the Big Gay House Across the Road

When you have hate groups and organizations claiming that gay men are perverts and pedophiles, it's no surprise when they get attacked with baseball bats," he said. Skip to Content. He called the police, and once they had arrived, they found the anti-gay slurs on the house. It sends a powerful message for me in particular to attend simply because of my past.

Related Posts. My sister is a really good singer, and I would sing duets with her while my dad played the piano. It was weird to watch him deliver mail to the rainbow house, then cross the street and deliver mail to Westboro. By Noel Gutierrez-Morfin. Search Search. Our ability to report local news — accurate, independent and paywall-free — depends on you.

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By Veronica Booth. NBC News Logo. The biggest life events were getting married and having a baby. Next Up:. They even say visitors can take some veggies or pull weeds in their community garden. One of my aunts had said that it would be unlikely that anyone at WBC would get married because the Lord was coming, so I never saw it as an option. For the most part everyone has been so supportive and understanding, including my friends at the Equality House.

This is what the block looks like in winter.