Libby Phelps Alvarez, 34, has written a book about growing up in the
Westboro Baptist Church — and what made her decide to leave at age 25
and start a new life for herself in Lawrence. Here, in an edited and
condensed version of the Journal-World's interview with the first-time
author, the surprisingly bubbly and, for lack of a better word, normal
Phelps Alvarez speaks openly about her childhood, her life post-WBC and
why she still holds out hope for her estranged family. (Even "Gramps,"
as Phelps Alvarez lovingly refers to the late founder of Westboro
Baptist Church, supposedly had a change of heart just before his death.)
Now married (with two small kids of her own) and working as a
physical therapist in Lawrence, Phelps Alvarez, who writes under the
name Libby Phelps, has also become an advocate for LGBT equality since
fleeing her family's notorious anti-gay hate group nearly ten years ago.
Her book, co-written by Sara Stewart and titled "Girl on a Wire:
Walking the Line Between Faith and Freedom in the Westboro Baptist
Church," debuted earlier this month.
Ex-Westboro Baptist Church member discusses her book, her estranged family and life after leaving / LJWorld.com
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