Some of the residents who were part of the "line of angels" wore angel outfits made from white linen designed by the Orlando Shakespeare Company and the Angel Action Network. The latter was founded after Westboro members protested the funeral of Matthew Shepard, a gay man who was killed in Wyoming about two decades ago.
The two groups have started an "Angel Wing Project" to build large wings to protect mourners from seeing the protesters. "Angel wings are meant as a loving support to the fallen, not to create more anger or violence," said the theater group's artistic director Jim Helsinger in a statement.
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