Former Westboro Baptist Church Member Shoots "NOH8" Portrait
Lauren Drain was a member of the homophobic Church and an active picketer for seven years. But then when she questioned some of their beliefs, she was cast out and cut off from her family.
Scores of celebrities have joined The NOH8 cause, which has now become a national LGBT rights movement. Even Cindy McCain has shot a portrait.
Drain became a member of the Church at the age of 15 when her father moved the family to Kansas to live in their compound. She’s now selling a memoir of the story (written with Lisa Pulitzer): Banished: Surviving My Years in the Westboro Baptist Church.
Read her NOH8 statement here.
Via: osocio.org
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MMR 4 months agoAs others have noted, there’s a disturbing part of her statement (from the link): “I am against any and all forms of violence, discrimination, bullying or bigotry directed at someone else due to their personal lifestyle.” Yes, she still considered this a “personal lifestyle.”
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watch me boogie 4 months ago
See, it was so nice and then she had to go and ruin it with the “personal lifestyle” phrase. But credit where it’s due - she’s taking steps in the right direction. It’s nice to see this.
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MrSwearword 4 months agoI hold this opinion as with any other member who has cut ties with those fuckers…
It is a step in the right direction; however, there has to be A LOT MORE done than merely miniscule but meaningful action.
It might be cynical, but nobody (especially on BuzzFeed) can forget what she did in the past.
Yet, if SHE can die with a peaceful soul after this, good for her. -
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