The notoriously anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church plans to protest in Silverton, Oregon after the town elected Stu Rasmussen as the nation’s first openly transgender mayor on Nov. 4.

KATU reports:

Silverton’s mayor-elect, Stu Rasmussen, said the protest is ironic considering he is not gay – he’s been together with his live-in girlfriend for nearly 35 years.

Rasmussen has been a fixture in Silverton politics for more than 20 years and has twice served as its mayor – but that was before his transformation. Now he identifies as a male even though he has breast implants and dresses like a woman.

Rasmussen expects the church from Topeka to protest for about an hour next Monday, adding that the residents of Silverton will show them the city’s usual hospitality and wait for them to leave.

“It’s been controversial everywhere except Silverton, Oregon,” Rasmussen said of his notoriety. “If you’re here it’s ‘Yep, there’s Stu’ because it’s been a gradual change and a known quantity.”