Gay wedding to take place near Westboro Church

Two lesbians plan to exchange wedding vows Saturday evening in the front yard of Equality House, across the street from Westboro Baptist Church.

Aaron Jackson — co-founder of Planting Peace, the nonprofit organization that in March made the rainbow-colored building at 1200 S.W. Orleans the focal point of its equality campaign — said wedding ceremonies will begin at 8 p.m. for Little Rock, Ark., residents Kimberly Kidwell and Katie Short.

Jackson said Planting Peace hopes publicity surrounding the ceremony will send a signal to the U.S. Supreme Court as it decides two key cases regarding the constitutionality of gay marriage.

“We would like marriage equality, and we don’t think people should be treated as second-class citizens,” Jackson said.

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