![]() Westboro was an insular community, as the family/congregation lived together on the same block, and Megan Phelps-Roper had no real friends outside of the church growing up. ![]() ![]() The author's mother, Shirley Phelps-Roper, was the church's administrative leader and a zealous believer in its dogma, and she raised her 11 children to be believers as well. As a result, he launched an anti-gay crusade that began in Gage Park with regular picketing and gradually escalated to a worldwide campaign. Phelps-Roper's grandfather, Fred Phelps, claimed that his grandson, the author's brother Josh, was accosted by two men in Gage Park, a location known as a “cruising” (4) spot for gay men. Unfollow begins with the author's memories of being five years old and picketing at a park with her family, members of the Westboro Baptist Church, in Topeka, Kansas. ![]() The following version of this book was used to create this study guide: Phelps-Roper. ![]()
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