Counterprotesters greet Phelps as he protests kid's scholarship
Kansas homophobe Fred Phelps' anti-gay protest was met with a larger counterprotest during Iowa City High School's graduation ceremony this weekend. Phelps said the school was "enabling the gay lifestyle" by awarding a scholarship named for murdered gay student Matthew Shepard. The state-awarded scholarship this year went to Ilse Bendorf. Seventy-five people turned out across the street from the Phelps protest to support Bendorf. Connie Concepcion of Iowa City was part of the counter protest. She said she was there to counter the Westboro, Kansas, church's message. "You can protest, but don't expect us to be silent," Concepcion said.
Sioux City Journal
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