In all its glory… the vigil, the anti-gay protestors, the Charlotte, NC-based Operation Save America and three arrests…
The Equality Ride at Bob Jones University, Greenville, SC, April 4, 2007
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April 11th, 2007 at 3:07 am
Video: Equality Ride at Bob Jones University
April 11th, 2007 at 8:43 am
Matt,
By far the best video that’s been put out about that day. Once again, you have my undying support. I hope things are going well for you and that the trip has continued to be a sucess.
You’re in my thoughts every day.
Love,
Kel
April 11th, 2007 at 5:01 pm
Thanks so much for being there with us Kel. It was so nice to see you once again after SO long.
As for this video being the best about Bob Jones…. we do have a bit of a bias, right?
I love you Kel… and we will def hang out this summer.
Matt
July 12th, 2007 at 6:36 pm
[...] Rev. Benham and his Operation Save America are no strangers to controversy and I’m certainly no stranger to their bigotry and hate. He and his group have shown up to numerous North Carolina LGBT events I’ve participated in, including the North Carolina Pride Festival in Durham, the Pride Charlotte Festival and the 2007 Human Rights Campaign Carolinas Gala in Charlotte. Rev. Benham and his group also managed to show up at a Soulforce Equality Ride event at Bob Jones University in Greenville, SC, back in April (video here). [...]
August 6th, 2008 at 8:05 am
[...] On April 4, 2008, in Greenville, S.C., Operation Save America and its leader, Flip Benham, approached the 2007 Equality Riders falsely telling them they’d been sent by members of the S.C. Equality Coalition and implying they were LGBT allies. Later, they argued with police when told they had to move away from the Riders (video here). [...]
August 9th, 2008 at 2:27 pm
[...] America joined them, after first lying about who’d sent them and implying they were allies (video here). Photo Credit: Adam Bink/Soulforce Q Equality [...]