{"id":34574,"date":"2023-08-13T23:16:16","date_gmt":"2023-08-14T03:16:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=34574"},"modified":"2023-08-13T23:16:21","modified_gmt":"2023-08-14T03:16:21","slug":"protesters-fail-to-halt-momma-ashley-rose-and-friends-brunch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2023\/08\/13\/protesters-fail-to-halt-momma-ashley-rose-and-friends-brunch\/","title":{"rendered":"Protesters Fail to Halt MOMMA ASHLEY ROSE and Friends Brunch"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pro- and anti-LGBTQ groups sparred verbally in front of ART\/ifact Sunday afternoon as a drag show and fundraiser took place inside.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"237\" height=\"283\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Rich-Penkoski.png?resize=237%2C283&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34576\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Bible says that God hates all workers of inequity,\u201d said Oklahoma street preacher&nbsp;Rich Penkoski, who traveled to Lakeland to protest the event today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After a little more than a minute into Penkoski\u2019s protest, a Lakeland Police officer told him he could not use a megaphone, which he immediately stopped using.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Penkoski and other local protesters were outnumbered 3 to 1 on the sidewalk by LGBTQ supporters.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"373\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/366730746_228133509836006_8980425038089883249_n.jpg?resize=280%2C373&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/366730746_228133509836006_8980425038089883249_n.jpg?w=280&amp;ssl=1 280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/366730746_228133509836006_8980425038089883249_n.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Multiple law enforcement officers from the Lakeland Police Department were also on hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">LPD spokeswoman Stephanie Kerr said no arrests were made Sunday and there was no violence.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/020920-drag-queen-nonprofit-03-CD-scaled-1.jpg?resize=442%2C295&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34156\" style=\"width:442px;height:295px\" width=\"442\" height=\"295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/020920-drag-queen-nonprofit-03-CD-scaled-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/020920-drag-queen-nonprofit-03-CD-scaled-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/020920-drag-queen-nonprofit-03-CD-scaled-1.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/020920-drag-queen-nonprofit-03-CD-scaled-1.jpg?w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cLove will silence out the hate and it\u2019s so easy to get caught up in it,\u201d DeShazo told the crowd Sunday. \u201cThis week has shown me so much.\u00a0 Can I tell you how proud of Lakeland I am for the love that has come out of all of this \u2013 whatever it is? That was such a great representation of what we stand for and what we believe.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The motto of DeShazo\u2019s organization, the\u00a0Rose Dynasty Foundation, has long been \u201cloved, accepted, and wanted.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-embed wp-block-embed-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"XyUJI0ym7u\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2023\/08\/13\/some-photos-and-videos-of-the-protesters-at-the-mama-and-friends-brunch\/\">Some photos and videos of the protesters at the &#8220;Mama and Friends\u00a0Brunch&#8221;<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Some photos and videos of the protesters at the &#8220;Mama and Friends\u00a0Brunch&#8221;&#8221; &#8212; 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