[LINK] "Former ‘God Hates Fags’ church member travels to Jamaica to help homeless gays"

[rfmcdonald]

Via Towleroad, I learned of the Pink Press article describing a former notorious homophobe who really is trying to make up for past sins.

A former member of the notoriously homophobic Westboro Baptist Church is reaching out to Jamaica’s oppressed gay community.

Grace Phelps – the daughter of church spokeswoman Shirley Phelps – is one of the many members of the Phelps family who have left the church and expressed pro-gay beliefs.

Ms Phelps travelled earlier this year to Jamaica to reach out to the many gay people who have been ostracised by society in made homeless.

The trip was organised by Planting Peace – a grass-roots equality group who run ‘Equality House’ directly across the street from the homophobic church in Topeka.

She said: “I spent twenty years learning why God hates gays, preaching that they’re ‘beasts’ and ‘depraved,’ and protesting anyone who dared to speak up for them.

“When I heard about the young people living in Jamaican sewers because their parents kicked them out for being gay, my heart hurt for them.