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Reese Witherspoon to produce film about Westboro Baptist Church
the movie will follow the life of Megan Phelps-Roper
(Screenshot via YouTube.)
Reese Witherspoon will be producing “This Above All,” a film based on the life of Megan Phelps-Roper, the granddaughter of Westboro Baptist Church founder Fred Phelps.
Phelps-Roper left the church in 2012 with her sister Grace and was excommunicated from her family. Since then, she has penned an upcoming book about her experiences in the church.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the film will be based on her book and a New Yorker article by Adrian Chen.
The film will follow Phelps-Roper’s life as a child who started to picket funerals for soldiers, gay murder victims, AIDS victims and more at just five years old. As an adult, she became a strong media presence for the anti-gay church and was vocal on Twitter.
However, while advocating for the church on Twitter she came across people with different viewpoints who helped her change her beliefs.
Nick Hornby, known for the Oscar-nominated film “Brooklyn,” will pen the script. Marc Webb, known for his work on “The Amazing Spider-Man,” will direct.
The 2024 New York City Pride Parade wound through the streets of Manhattan and past the historic Stonewall Inn on Sunday, June 30.
(Washington Blade photos by Daniel Truitt)
The fourth annual Fredericksburg Pride march and festival was held at Riverfront Park in Fredericksburg, Va. on Saturday, June 29. The event began with a march around downtown Fredericksburg beginning and ending in the park.
(Washington Blade photos by Michael Key)
Covering Fredericksburg Pride for @WashBlade . City Council member @WillMackintosh speaking: pic.twitter.com/tDdVD2IVsM
— Michael Patrick Key (@MichaelKeyWB) June 29, 2024
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PHOTOS: Goodwin Living Pride
Senior living and healthcare organization holds fourth annual march at Falls Church campus
The senior living and healthcare organization Goodwin Living held its fourth annual community Pride march around its Bailey’s Crossroads campus in Falls Church, Va. with residents, friends and supporters on Tuesday, June 25. Following the march, a drag brunch was held with performances by drag artists of SADBrunch: Crimsyn, Sapphire Dupree and Evon Dior Michelle.
(Photos courtesy of Goodwin Living)
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