Hundreds of residents of Gulfport, Mississippi, turned out at a No Kings protest against the Trump administration on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025. Here are some photos of those who showed up and the protest signs they carried.

A protester at a rally holds a sign that reads ' If not in file, why file shaped?'
Casey Batey of Gulfport, Miss., joined the No Kings protest on Oct. 18, 2025. She cited support for women’s rights and the rights of people with disabilities. “You don’t know what other people are dealing with, but they deserve to live,” she told the Mississippi Free Press. “And exist. Comfortably.” Photo by Kitty Nash, Mississippi Free Press
A protester holds a sign that reads 'Those who can make you believe in absurdities can make you commit atrocities'
A woman who identified herself only as “Auntie Pho” joined the protests in Gulfport, Miss., on Oct. 18, 2025. Photo by Kitty Nash, Mississippi Free Press
Three people stand together outside beside a bridge
From left, organizers Coty Hutson, Diana Odom and Lea Campbell pose for a photo at the No Kings rally in Gulfport, Miss., on Oct. 18, 2025. Photo by Kitty Nash, Mississippi Free Press
A protester in an inflatable trex costume holds a sign that reads 'Extinction sucks save democracy'
A protester in a T. rex costume joined the No Kings rally in Gulfport, Miss., on Oct. 18, 2025. Photo by Kitty Nash, Mississippi Free Press
Two seated protesters hold signs that read 'The only orange monarch I will follow' with a picture of a butterfly, and the other 'I am 90 and I want my country back'
A protester who identified herself only as Linda and joined the No Kings rally with her mother in Gulfport, Miss., on Oct. 18, 2025. “I’m 90 and I want my country back,” her mother said. Photo by Kitty Nash, Mississippi Free Press
Protesters holding signs can be seen on a bridge over traffic, the bridge is labeled Gulfport
No Kings protesters stood on the walkway over Highway 90, showing their signs to passing traffic in Gulfport, Miss., on Oct. 18, 2025. Photo by Kitty Nash, Mississippi Free Press

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Kitty Nash is a coastal Mississippi voice actor and freelance photographer.