ORLANDOANS GREETED WITH ‘KILL ALL GAYS’ SIGN

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In the early morning hours of May 17, drivers in Orlando were greeted with an electronic sign that read: KILL ALL GAYS. The sign, usually reserved for construction updates and the like, was in Orlando’s Medical City near Lake Nona Boulevard, according to Fox 35.

Police responded to the sign and are still unsure who put the messaging on it. A spokesperson for the city told the news station that the sign was out in anticipation for a 5K run in the area the following weekend. The city contacted the barricade company and the sign was taken down the same day.

Carlos Guillermo Smith, a former state representative who is now running for the Florida Senate, posted a photo of the sign on Twitter and wrote, “This is NOT the place I call home. It’s not Orlando, it’s not Florida. It’s a dystopian upside-down world contrived out