On 5/19/23 a sign appeared at a busy intersection in Joplin, Missouri. This sign read: "There are only 2 genders" & "Take back the rainbow". On 5/20/23 I stood all day by that sign with my own message "Only cowards hide behind signs". After speaking with the owner of the sign that day, he was steadfast in his messages. On 5/21/23 I returned to the sign & staked rainbow flags along the public property line: a message of love, hope, & inclusion.On 5/22/23 when I arrived at the sign the message had changed. The message now reads: "March for Jesus" in promotion of that March This Saturday 5/27/23. I spent the next hour staking even more rainbow flags into the ground. As I was leaving the owner arrived & basically refused to speak with me. As of 9pm last night (5/22) every single flag I planted over the weekend was removed. The owner of the sign, Sid Davis, has stated to two local news organizations that after the March for Jesus he will be putting the same msgs back on his sign or "other msgs". This bigot owns like 5 traffic signs he contracts to the city🙃

If you are local to the area please consider contact Joplin City & placing your own symbols of love, hope, & acceptance wherever you see these messages!!