Cite Leviticus, Call LGBT People and Allies the ‘Devil’

Asheville, North Carolina Saturday morning featured dueling protests â€“Â those opposed to Governor Pat McCrory‘s anti-LGBT law HB2 faced off against supporters of the unconstitutional ordinance, members of Keep NC Safe.

The anti-LGBT protestors “unfurled a massive banner bearing the alleged mugshots of trans people as they faced down chanting LGBT activists across a downtown Asheville street,” Joe Jervis at Joe.My.God. reports. “Itâ€™s not yet known what crimes the depicted trans people are accused of having committed, but the message, obviously, is that since some trans people have been arrested in the past, none deserve the civil rights already guaranteed to the followers of White Jesus, not one of whom has ever been arrested.”

Asheville-based photographer and independent journalist Max Cooper on Twitter reported those who support Gov. McCrory’s anti-LGBT law quoted Leviticus and compared LGBT people to the devil:

Amens and “worthy of death” language from pro crowd, cowbell and chants from anti. #hb2 #avlnews â€” Max Cooper (@MaxCooperAVL) April 2, 2016

Pro #hb2 speaker: we are in battle, adversary is the devil. #avlnews â€” Max Cooper (@MaxCooperAVL) April 2, 2016

Cooper, who has some amazing photos on his website, also posted these images and video to Twitter:

Nesbitt displays mugshots of Trans folks. “Whites, blacks, any society has its perverts” #hb2 #avlnewz pic.twitter.com/rsV41b30SU â€” Max Cooper (@MaxCooperAVL) April 2, 2016

He also posted this video that shows the anti-LGBT and pro-LGBT crowds:

A few more posts from Twitter, including some from Maddy Jones, a photojournalist for the Asheville Citizen-Times:

Rally in support of HB2 across the street at Vance #avlnews #HB2 pic.twitter.com/BwJElo9P3F â€” Maddy Jones (@MaddyJonesPA) April 2, 2016

Marc Eden, been in transition for 30 yrs, rallies against #HB2 w/ the q, so which bathroom do I use? #avlnews #avl pic.twitter.com/MeFZ3HSKYB â€” Maddy Jones (@MaddyJonesPA) April 2, 2016

Pics from our Pro-HB2 (Bathroom Bill) Rally today! Thank you to everyone that came out! #HB2 #ThanKYouPat pic.twitter.com/lryJrpK2EJ â€” Andrew Sluder (@andrew_sluder) April 2, 2016

See more photos from the HB2 Rallies at Vance Monument here – https://t.co/2rS6hIKJKN #avlnews pic.twitter.com/WE8xTghOcV â€” CITIZEN-TIMES.com (@asheville) April 2, 2016

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Image: Screenshot via Maddy Jones/Twitter

Hat tip: Joe.My.God.

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