Members of the infamous Westboro Baptist Church protested the public memorial service for murdered MAGA influencer Charlie Kirk at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, last Sunday. Kirk was shot to death on September 10, and right-wing online commenters mistook the church’s protestors at Kirk’s memorial as “liberals” and Democrats. The church’s now-deceased founder, Fred Phelps, founded the Westboro church in Topeka, Kansas, in 1955. The church is reportedly comprised of fewer than 50 members, almost all of whom are members of Phelps’ extended family. Subscribe to the LGBTQ Nation newsletter and be the first to know about the latest headlines shaping LGBTQ+ communities worldwide.