Florida Repaints Pulse Memorial Crosswalk Again as Cities Challenge Orders to Remove Rainbow Markings

Florida Deploys Police To Stare At Crosswalks, Stop Them From Being Painted Rainbow Colors

The move comes after citizens repainted the Pulse memorial sidewalk in Pride colors.

Protesters take to Broward streets over state order to remove rainbow crosswalks

The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has ordered municipalities to remove crosswalks and street art with what it calls "social, political or ideological messages."

Protesters Rally At Wilton Manors' Rainbow Bridge - Joe.My.God.

South Florida’s NBC affiliate reports: Two protests took place in Broward County Monday night in response to a state directive ordering cities to remove artwork from crosswalks or risk losing state and federal funding. Many of the affected crosswalks feature rainbow designs representing the LGBTQ+ community, which activists say are being politically targeted. In Wilton …

DeSantis Orders Removal of Rainbow Crosswalk Near Pulse Nightclub

Florida Paints Over Rainbow Crosswalk Honoring the Victims of Pulse Nightclub Shooting in Orlando

The state of Florida has painted over a rainbow crosswalk that was part of a memorial to honor the 49 people killed at a gay nightclub in Orlando in 2016. At the time, it was the country’s deadliest mass shooting. Orlando city officials weren’t notified about the removal of the mural. The mayor of Orlando called it a “cruel political act.” People reportedly protested the state’s move by scribbling the colors of the rainbow over the crosswalk. In…

State repaints rainbow sidewalk near site of Pulse massacre

The Florida Department of Transportation on Sunday repainted the rainbow sidewalk near the site of the 2016 Pulse Nightclub massacre in Orlando.