Miami Beach’s Rainbow Crosswalk Is the Latest “Political” Road Art to Be Removed - The Miami Hurricane
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Miami Beach’s rainbow crosswalk is the latest “political” road art to be removed - The Miami Hurricane
Efforts to remove Miami Beach’s iconic rainbow crosswalk from Ocean Drive’s entertainment district began Sunday afternoon, and by Monday morning, the intersection was entirely paved over in asphalt. Miami Beach officials fought against the state order, but lost their appeal just two days prior to the removal. The repainting comes two months after a federal […] The post Miami Beach’s rainbow crosswalk is the latest “political” road art to be re…
Ocean Drive's rainbow pedestrian pass was removed by order of the state of Florida, after losing a local appeal. It was a LGBTQ+ symbol.
The Miami Beach Rainbow Pedestrian Crossing, installed in 2018 as a symbol of LGBTQ+ visibility, has been removed by the Florida Department of Transportation. The state invokes safety reasons, but this decision is part of a series of conservative measures brought by Governor Ron DeSantis, perceived as an erasure of LGBTQ+ symbols in the public space. The Florida article removes the iconic rainbow pedestrian crossover from Miami Beach first appea…
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