Protesters of the Harvey Milk School

I suppose the only comfort I get from seeing the hecklers of the gay students coming to and from the Harvey Milk School in New York City is the fact that because gas prices are so darn high right now, they paid top dollar to get here!

Some of the worst in the crowd come from the about 10 protestors from Fred Phelps and members from his church (mostly family members). Phelps runs the website godhatesfags.com. Protestors in the street outside the school held up banners such as "Sodomy, It's to Die For" and "Death Penalty for Fags".

But others were on hand to defend the students.

"For those of you who say this school is unnecessary, I would refer you to some of the signs and comments from over there," said City Council Speaker Gifford Miller as he pointed to the picketers.