Westboro Baptist Church has named
Elizabeth II the ‘Queen of Fags’ after she signed same-sex marriage into law in
England and Wales last week.
In a photograph posted on Twitter by
the ‘God Hates Fags’ church, it shows a woman holding a sign depicting the British
monarch with a slogan ‘Queen of Fags’ and a World War II pink triangle – a Nazi
symbol – on her forehead.
The attack comes less than a week
after the WBC, once again on Twitter, said the Queen was a ‘Royal Whore’.
It comes as the world is waiting for
the Queen to meet her new great-grandchild, the baby of Prince William and Kate
to be known as the Prince or Princess of Cambridge.
James-J Walsh, Campaigns Director of
Out4Marriage, said: ‘This is a timely reminder that whilst we are celebrating
this new legislation, our community and civil society groups now need to be
ever vigilant of reprisals from the securing of our equal rights.
‘As we've seen with equalities rights
before, often after new rights are won, there are repercussions and a period of
societal instability.
‘It’s also worth noting our work is
still not yet complete, we must now ensure that the rest of Great Britain, the
Commonwealth and world now work towards full rights for lesbian and gay people
- as its not equality unless its full equality everywhere.’
In the last 60 years, the Queen has
remained mostly silent about her gay subjects, and out of the 14 countries she
is head of state, nine of them consider homosexuality to be a criminal act.
But despite this, she gave same-sex
marriage her royal assent, the stamp of approval given to bills passed by UK
parliament.
The Westboro Baptist Church is banned
from the entering the UK, with Fred Phelps and Shirley Phelps-Roper
specifically not allowed for 'inciting hatred'.
I'm sure The Queen has been called much worse during her reign. It hasn't phased her thus far. I doubt this title bothers her in the least, if she's even aware of it. Naked hugs!
ReplyDeleteI imagine her saying, "off with their heads"
DeleteToo bad WBC can't be banned from the US. Disgusting.
ReplyDeleteGotta give the old girl credit or maybe she's just exhausted from dealing with the shenanigans of her own brood. Either way, it ain't really so good to be the Queen and she's been working like a dog her entire life.
they toughen the resolve
DeleteOf course the Queen had no choice but to sign the Act once it had been passed by both Houses. However, her late mother was well know for employing gay men on her staff.
ReplyDeleteHer mother knew what was coming
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