Westboro Baptist Church met with counter-demonstration outside Fresno high school

A hatred radical came to southeast Fresno connected Monday and was met with love.

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A counter-demonstration took spot astatine Roosevelt High School successful southeast Fresno connected Monday successful effect to a planned protestation determination by the Westboro Baptist Church.

The religion is designated arsenic a hatred radical by the Southern Poverty Law Center and is known for its anti-gay beliefs.

Balloons of each colour of the rainbow lined the obstruction of Roosevelt High, though the crushed they're present wasn't intended it beryllium a celebration.

Weeks ago, the Westboro Baptist Church announced plans to protestation successful beforehand of the schoolhouse due to the fact that of the LGBTQ+ affable clubs connected campus.

"We decided we wanted to nonstop a connection that hatred is not invited present successful Fresno. We deliberation what they basal for and the connection they're trying to nonstop to the younker successful our metropolis is unacceptable," said Jason Scott with LGBTQ Fresno.

More than a 100 radical showed up astatine the country of Tulare and Cedar to basal against hate.

When a fewer protesters did arrive, the galore rainbow umbrellas were utilized to artifact the messages.

"When I recovered retired I was like, 'What?' And conscionable seeing them travel retired and amusement truthful overmuch hatred to people, it's conscionable not it," said pupil Jolie Monson.

Religious leaders and radical from each backgrounds and ages gathered to amusement enactment for the LGBTQ+ residents targeted by the hatred group.

"I don't deliberation they correspond our assemblage and I don't deliberation they correspond the spiritual assemblage successful general.," said Scott.

The fewer protesters lone stayed agelong capable to stock their message, which ended up lone being a fewer minutes.

Organizers of the counter-demonstration accidental it was agelong capable to for the radical spot they were outnumbered.

The Fresno Police Department besides had a stepped up beingness successful the country during the demonstration, ensuring everyone stayed safe.

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