Equality House
















Equality House
EqualityHouse April2016.jpg
General information
Town or cityTopeka, Kansas
CountryUnited States
Coordinates
39°2′44.4″N 95°43′15.5″W / 39.045667°N 95.720972°W / 39.045667; -95.720972Coordinates: 39°2′44.4″N 95°43′15.5″W / 39.045667°N 95.720972°W / 39.045667; -95.720972
Named forLGBT equality
RenovatedMarch 2013
Cost$81,000
AffiliationPlanting Peace

The Equality House is a rainbow-colored house situated across the street from Westboro Baptist Church, an anti-LGBT hate group in Topeka, Kansas. The house was purchased by Aaron Jackson, the founder of nonprofit organization Planting Peace, after he saw a "for sale" sign on a nearby house when looking at the community on Google Earth.[1]




Contents





  • 1 History

    • 1.1 Events


    • 1.2 Transgender House



  • 2 References




History


Through Planting Peace, Jackson purchased the house for $81,000.[2] In March 2013, a military veteran agreed to paint the house the colors of the rainbow flag in tribute to the gay pride flag, and it was dubbed the Equality House. It was reported that a representative of Westboro said she loved the paint job because it kept the eyes of the earth on the church's message. The house became a place for volunteers of Planting Peace to live.[2][3] In 2017, the house also became the organization's main office.[4]




Equality House



Events


In June 2013, a five-year-old girl set up a lemonade stand selling "Pink Lemonade for Peace" outside the Equality House in order to oppose the church's message of hate by raising money for love and peace. Westboro members attempted to stop the event by calling the police and yelling profanities. Her $1 "suggested donation" raised $400 on site as well as an additional $1000 through an online campaign through the website CrowdRise. The money raised went to Planting Peace.[1] The campaign raised $30,000 by September 2014.[5]


Later that same month, a gay wedding was held on the lawn of the Equality House to mark the occasion of the ruling of two historic Supreme Court cases involving LGBT marriage. A lesbian couple from Alabama was married by an ordained Baptist minister who was executive director of the Association of Welcoming and Affirming Baptists, in front of 100 people including well-wishers from the community. Most of the wedding expenses were covered by local businesses and community members.[6]


In October 2013, the organization staged its first drag show at its Equality House called "Drag Down Bigotry", a fundraiser for anti-bullying programs aimed to limit suicide among LGBT youth.[7] The house had its first open house in March 2014. To mark the anniversary of the occasion, Equality House held a day-long party including a tour of the facility featuring "Legacy Project," an exhibition with memorabilia and stories or contributions of the LGBT community. There was a group photo called "Plant one for Peace" featuring couples exchanging a kiss to express compassion.[8]


A staged "wedding" between wizards Gandalf and Dumbledore was held outside the house in June 2015.[9] The event was funded by a Crowdrise campaign after Westboro tweeted that they would picket if such a union was to take place.[10]


In October 2016, the Equality House was vandalized with homophobic slurs and seven bullet holes were found in the exterior. [11] The graffiti and bullet holes were kept in place, and visitors to the house are encouraged to write messages of love on the vandalized wall.[12]



Transgender House


Prior to 2016, the Equality House's rainbow exterior was painted over with the pink, white and blue colors of the transgender flag in honor of the Transgender Day of Remembrance. When 8-year-old Avery Jackson (no relation to Aaron Jackson) visited the Equality House while it was painted with the transgender flag, she decided she wanted to buy the house next door to open a permanent Transgender House. The crowdfunding campaign raised almost $2,000 in three hours. The founder of Equality House said that the Transgender House intends to serve as an additional symbol of hope for the LGBT community.[13][14] The Transgender House was painted and dedicated on June 26th, 2016.[15] Martin Dunn, President of Dunn Development corp, funded the majority of the project, saying, "if I had a kid that was transgender I would want a place that would celebrate them and accept them. That’s just not available in this country and it should be."[16]



References




  1. ^ ab Cavan Sieczkowski (June 15, 2013). "Girl, 5, Collects Hundreds Of Dollars For Peace Selling Lemonade Outside Westboro Baptist Church". Huffington Post. Retrieved May 30, 2016..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  2. ^ ab Diana Reese (March 21, 2013). "Rainbow house fights Westboro Baptist with love". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 20, 2016.


  3. ^ Matt Pearce (March 20, 2013). "Westboro Baptist Church's new neighbor is a rainbow-painted house". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 20, 2016.


  4. ^ "Contact - Planting Peace". www.plantingpeace.org. Retrieved 2018-04-22.


  5. ^ Paul Lewis (September 23, 2014). "'We are always cordial': Westboro Baptists and 'Equality House' forge bizarre neighbourhood truce". The Guardian. Retrieved May 30, 2016.


  6. ^ "Equality House Hosts Gay Wedding Across From Westboro Baptist Church". Huffington Post. June 23, 2013. Retrieved May 30, 2016.


  7. ^ James Nichols (October 28, 2013). "Equality House Hosts 'Drag Down Bigotry' Across From Westboro Baptist Church". Huffington Post. Retrieved May 30, 2016.


  8. ^ "Topeka's Equality House plans 'Plant One for Peace' group photo". The Topeka Capital-Journal. March 20, 2015. Retrieved May 30, 2016.


  9. ^ Jean Ann Esselink (June 4, 2015). "Gandalf and Dumbledore to Marry At Equality House This Sunday". The New Civil Rights Movement. Retrieved May 30, 2016.


  10. ^ Ciara Reid. "Dumbledore and Gandalf wed at Topeka's Equality House". Liberty Press. Retrieved May 30, 2016.


  11. ^ OEL GUTIERREZ-MORFIN (October 27, 2016). "Equality House Vandalized With Anti-Gay Graffiti, Bullet Holes". NBC News. Retrieved October 28, 2016.


  12. ^ Wong, Curtis M. (2016-12-14). "The Equality House Needs Your Help After Disgusting Homophobic Attack". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2018-04-22.


  13. ^ Mary Emily O'Hara (March 30, 2016). "8-year-old girl helps nonprofit crowdfund 'Transgender House' across from Westboro Baptist Church". The Daily Dot. Retrieved April 27, 2016.


  14. ^ Claire Warner (March 31, 2016). "'Transgender House' Crowdfunding Campaign Would Create A Permanent Celebration of Transgender Pride". Bustle. Retrieved April 27, 2016.


  15. ^ Nichols, James Michael (2016-06-27). "Westboro Members Now Live Next To House Painted Colors Of Transgender Flag". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2018-04-22.


  16. ^ Hayes, Kaitlyn (2016-06-29). "8-year-old trans girl raises enough to build Transgender House opposite Westboro Baptist Church". PinkNews.








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