The Equality House Hit By 7 Bullets, Graffitied In Anti-LGBTQ Attack

One of the most highly visible symbols of LGBT equality in America became the victim of an anti-LGBTQ attack this week.

The Equality House has stood across from the Westboro Baptist Church compound since a non-profit called Planting Peace bought it and painted it the colors of the rainbow flag in 2013.

In the early hours of Sunday, Oct. 23, Aaron Jackson, the President of Planting Peace, was in his bedroom inside the Equality House when he heard a series of strange noises outside.

Jackson called the police who, upon investigation, found the building’s Pride flags scattered in the street and the words “fuk fags” spray-painted on the side of the house.

A few days later, Planting Peace staff found seven bullet holes in a window of the building on the same side of the house as the graffiti.

According to Jackson, the investigation is ongoing.

“The blatant acts of hate we experience at the Equality House mirror the acts of hate and discrimination our LGBT family experiences every day,” Jackson told The Huffington Post.

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