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Scripps Ranch Pride Fence Defaced With Homophobic Slur, Hate Crime Unit Investigating

Neighbor volunteers scrubbed away homophobic graffiti, prompting Brittany Fuller to launch a fundraiser for a new rainbow fence to sustain her message of inclusivity.

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An image of one of the taggers captured by a surveillance camera next to a photo of the tagged rainbow fence.

Overview

  • On July 22, taggers disabled a security camera then sprayed a homophobic slur and explicit drawings across the 50-foot rainbow fence in Scripps Ranch.
  • The San Diego Police Department’s Hate Crimes Unit is probing both the July attack and a February incident with no suspects identified so far.
  • Volunteers from the Scripps Ranch neighborhood organized without solicitation to clean the latest hate-filled graffiti from the fence.
  • San Diego Pride and City Councilmember Marni von Wilpert issued statements condemning the vandalism and calling for community solidarity against bigotry.
  • Brittany Fuller, who first painted the fence in 2022 to support nonbinary middle school students, is raising money for a new installation to amplify her message of love and inclusivity.