A candidate for the Jackson County Legislature says one of his campaign signs was defaced with a homophobic slur.Justice Horn, who is openly gay and running to represent District 1, shared a photo of a slur written across a large campaign banner. It's outside a home on Campbell Street in Kansas City, Missouri.Horn released a statement, saying in part, "I grew up facing these same slurs as a bullied kid and thankfully moved past that pain, but these words still hurt even as an adult running for office."He added, "I hope the community that I love will stand with me on this one, because we can't let hate win here in Kansas City."Horn says if elected, he would be the first openly gay county official in the state of Missouri. Justice Horn’s full statement: “This one hurt and I’m not going to pretend like it didn’t. I grew up facing these same slurs as a bullied kid and thankfully moved past that pain, but these words still hurt even as an adult running for office. I’m not immune to this kind of hurt and pain, but I am going to try and be. I felt the need to talk about this because I want people to know that we as queer people still face homophobia and hate, even in what’s considered a liberal city. We can’t let our lack of knowing the realities that exist today make things like this okay and normal - because they aren’t. We can change this by standing up and challenging this. As a openly gay person of color running to represent this community, this has proved all the more reason that I should be running and that I should be in this race. I’m going to keep my head high and prove whoever did this wrong. I hope the community that I love will stand with me on this one because we can’t let hate win here in Kansas City.”