People visiting the growing memorial outside Pulse nightclub lately are noticing a new sign popping up, and some are even walking away with a sign of their own.

  • Lisa Rivero haded out dozens of special "Love Your Neighbor" signs at Pulse
  • Others say they will take over the task
  • Rivero asks people to donate to Two Spirit Health Services
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Lisa Rivero told us when she visited Pulse the day after Christmas, she immediately noticed the sign that read: “Love Your Neighbor – Your Black, Brown, Immigrant, Disabled, Religiously Different, LGBTQ, Fully Human Neighbor.” 

Rivero was told the sign’s message originated from a Minnesota church.  And she said the message was really resonating with people visiting the site of the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history.

“And everybody was saying ‘I want a sign, I want a sign,” said Rivero.

So Rivero had 100 of them printed out. She then spent three days handing them out.

Rivero said as the mother of a gay son and daughter, the Pulse tragedy was her worst fear coming to life.

“As a mom, as soon as they come out, you fear for their safety. And this made that fear very real for all of us,” said Rivero.

Rivero said she spent hundreds of dollars on reproducing the signs. But when she hands them out, she doesn’t ask for any money – just a promise that each person that gets one will spread acceptance. 

“It’s great to put this sign in your yard, but actually live it,” said Rivero. “Preach what this sign is saying, and hopefully by that, we can all create a better world for everybody.”

With each sign, Rivero also encourages people to donate to Two Spirit Health Services, which continues to provide mental health treatment, for free, to people affected by Pulse.

“Hopefully raise some awareness of the mental health crisis we’re facing now in Central Florida as a result of this tragedy,” said Rivero.

It’s a message Rivero believes she needs to share with people who continue to visit Pulse from all over Central Florida and all over the world.

“Taking signs back to their community and letting them know they have the ability to have these signs made up in their communities,” said Rivero.

Rivero ran out of signs, but she told us other people have pledged to make more and hand them out at Pulse. Rivero will have to let them take over -- she has a back surgery scheduled in a few weeks.

You can find more information on the sign, its message and the group of people that’s working to share the sign with others on the Human Chain Link for Pulse Funerals Facebook page.