Word: phelpses
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Led by Rev. Fred Phelps, the protesters gathered on Memorial Drive on Friday and greeted Gore's motorcade with brightly colored signs reading, "Thank God for AIDS" and "Fag Lover Gore, 666."
The church's 213 members take turns traveling "almost every weekend" to spread their message, Phelps said in an interview. The church also pickets the funerals of homosexuals who die of AIDS.
Phelps estimated that the group spends $250,000 on travel expenses each year.
"Anytime anybody nowadays in this atmosphere and climate asks a question about the propriety of this filthy thing called homosexuality, they're demonized and called a hate monger," Phelps said in an interview from Topeka last month.
And while Phelps says that some of the most popular items have traditionally been Hubba Hubba's $10 handcuffs and decorative whips, Stevens is quick to add clubbing attire to that list.