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Westboro Baptist Church Founder's Granddaughter Libby Phelps Poses For NOH8 Campaign

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The granddaughter of Westboro Baptist Church founder Fred Phelps further distanced herself from her family's anti-gay legacy this week by posing for the NOH8 campaign.

Libby Phelps-Alvarez made headlines when she left the Westboro Baptist Church in 2009 and pledged her support for Planting Peace, a not-for-profit advocacy group which bought a house across the street from the Westboro Baptist Church compound in Topeka, Kan. and painted it in rainbow colors.

Libby shared the following image, in which she appears alongside her husband, Logan, their newborn son Paxton as well as members of Equality House, on her official Facebook page:

Last year, she expressed her newfound LGBT advocacy work in an Op-Ed for The New York Post.

"The whole family talks about homosexuality, every single day," she wrote of her old church. "And it’s always about how homosexuals are dooming the world. They talk about fornication and divorce, remarriage and adultery, but the main thing is the homosexual lifestyle. It wasn’t a personal hatred toward anybody. We were taught that we were doing a loving thing."

Cindy McCain, Josh Hutcherson, Liza Minnelli and Kathy Griffin are just a few of the other high-profile celebrities to pose for the NOH8 campaign.

Before You Go

10 Amazing Westboro Baptist Church Counter Protests
God Responds(01 of10)
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At a 2010 WBC counter protest in Portland, Oregon, one man showed up dressed as God, himself. "No I don't," his simple sign responded to the WBC's notorious "God hates ___" signs. (credit:Flickr)
Pure Love(02 of10)
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Sometimes the best way to combat hatred and intolerance is through love. The adorable "couple kiss" counter protest has been an popular and powerful way many have confronted the WBC's intolerance. (credit:Buzzfeed)
Angel Action(03 of10)
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One of the most powerful WBC counter protests was the 1999 Angel Action wall of love outside the courthouse where Matthew Shepard's accused killers were on trial. The event has been recreated over the years in the acclaimed play, The Laramie Project. (credit:The Laramie Project/Duke)
The Human Wall(04 of10)
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In July of 2012, hundreds of Texas A&M students gathered to create a human wall around the funeral service for a soldier, which the WBC had come to protest. As one organizer wrote on Facebook, "In response to their signs of hate, we will wear maroon. In response to their mob anger, we will form a line, arm in arm. This is a silent vigil. A manifestation of our solidarity." (credit:Facebook/Leslie Mott)
9-Year-Olds(05 of10)
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Nine-year-old Josef Miles and his mother, Patty Akrouche, were walking around the Washburn University campus in Topeka, Kan., in May 2012 when they saw a group of Westboro Baptist Church protesters armed with signs. Miles asked if he could make his own sign and wrote the humble, powerful words, "God hates no one." (credit:Patty Akrouche)
Grandmas Supporting Soldiers(06 of10)
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In 2008 the WBC staged a protest against the funerals of three soldiers from the HM-15 Blackhawks. Counter-protesters came out in droves to deliver a different message, including this amazing woman. (credit:Flickr)
The Foo Fighters(07 of10)
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WBC picketed a Foo Fighters concert in 2011, inspiring the band to stage their own protest across from the Westboro picketers. Dressed in overalls and wigs, the band played "Keep it Clean (Hot Buns)," which, as it turns out, is a song about the lonesome life of a gay long-haul trucker. (credit:NBC)
Style and Patriotism(08 of10)
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This photo, posted by Twitter user @yadnulsirhc, shows just how sassy, stylish and patriotic a WBC counter protest can be. (credit: yadnulsirhc/Twitter)
Motorcycles and Flags(09 of10)
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This human wall of love and patriotism came about at the same WBC counter protest in support of the Blackhawk soldiers who lost their lives. Motorcycles, American flags and endless love sounds like a much better demonstration than whatever WBC put together. (credit:Flickr)
More Human Walls(10 of10)
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In February of 2014, the WBC landed in Missouri to protest the coming out of football player Michael Sam. An estimated 2,000 students and supporters braved the snow to form a “Stand with Sam” human wall, blocking the WBC protesters' view from campus. (credit:Colin Lovett for LGBTQ Nation)
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