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APPLETON - Rainbows filled the sidewalk and honks from passing cars rang out as members and allies of the LGBTQ community gathered in downtown Appleton Saturday afternoon to protest the use of a homophobic slur on an nearby building s electronic sign. About 150 people attended the protest at 200 N. Richmond St., where an electronic sign earlier in the week displayed a picture of former U.S. Sen. Joseph McCarthy and a series of messages that read Where did the f -s . Put My Head? . I m Joe McCarthey (sic) . I was right. Saturday, the sign had a new message, reading, If you care what I think it s evil upon you. If you care what you think you are sick. ....
Appleton Post-Crescent APPLETON - An electronic sign on North Richmond Street is again likely to produce outrage, displaying a homophobic slur and images of former Wisconsin Sen. Joseph McCarthy. The sign, on a building at 200 N. Richmond St., displays a picture of the infamous politician from Appleton and a series of messages that read Where did the f -s . Put My Head? . I m Joe McCarthey (sic) . I was right. The head in the message might be a reference to the bust of McCarthy, which was dedicated in 1959 at the Outagamie County Justice Center. After on-and-off discussions for years about the bust s public appropriateness, it was donated in 2001 to the History Museum at the Castle. ....