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Pro-pride protestors support Goolee’s drag brunch

St. Ann’s parish members no-show at rally they promoted
Bill Shull
July 21, 2025
A protestor in front of Goolee’s Grille in Rehoboth Beach July 20. St. Ann’s Parish in Bethany Beach was planning to hold a rosary rally in opposition to a drag brunch at the restaurant. A large crowd of protestors came out to support Goolee’s, but no one from the church showed up. St. Ann’s issued a statement the day before that said neither the parish nor the Diocese of Wilmington endorsed the rosary rally. BILL SHULL PHOTO

A large crowd of pro-pride protestors gathered in support of a drag show brunch at Goolee’s Grille in Rehoboth Beach July 20.

The protest was supposed to be a response to a rosary rally planned by St. Ann Parish in Bethany Beach, but no one from the church showed up.

St. Ann’s issued a statement the day before claiming the rally was never endorsed by the parish or the Diocese of Wilmington.

The protestors gathered on both sides of First Street. At one point, Rehoboth Beach police blocked the street south of Rehoboth Avenue as the crowd grew.

Speakers said their rally was aimed at sending a message of love and inclusion.

Various signs read, “Hashbrowns Not Hate,” “Judge Less, Love More” and “Brunch is Blessed.”

 

A protestor in front of Goolee’s Grille in Rehoboth Beach July 20. St. Ann’s Parish in Bethany Beach was planning to hold a rosary rally in opposition to a drag brunch at the restaurant. A large crowd of protestors came out to support Goolee’s, but no one from the church showed up. St. Ann’s issued a statement the day before that said neither the parish nor the Diocese of Wilmington endorsed the rosary rally. BILL SHULL PHOTO
A protestor in front of Goolee’s Grille in Rehoboth Beach July 20. St. Ann’s Parish in Bethany Beach was planning to hold a rosary rally in opposition to a drag brunch at the restaurant. A large crowd of protestors came out to support Goolee’s, but no one from the church showed up. St. Ann’s issued a statement the day before that said neither the parish nor the Diocese of Wilmington endorsed the rosary rally. BILL SHULL PHOTO

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Bill Shull has been covering Lewes for the Cape Gazette since 2023. He comes to the world of print journalism after 40 years in TV news. Bill has worked in his hometown of Philadelphia, as well as Atlanta and Washington, D.C. He came to Lewes in 2014 to help launch WRDE-TV. Bill served as WRDE’s news director for more than eight years, working in Lewes and Milton. He is a 1986 graduate of Penn State University. Bill is an avid aviation and wildlife photographer, and a big Penn State football, Eagles, Phillies and PGA Tour golf fan. Bill, his wife Jill and their rescue cat, Lucky, live in Rehoboth Beach.

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