Dem Leaders, Advocates to Rally in Fort Lauderdale to Defend Rainbow Crosswalk

‘We aren’t gonna stand for it’: Protesters in Fort Lauderdale Beach decry FDOT order to remove rainbow crosswalks - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. (WSVN) - Dozens of protesters hit the pavement in Fort Lauderdale this holiday weekend to tell state leaders that they oppose orders

DeSantis seeks to blame Legislature for street-art crackdown. Lawmakers tell different story

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Faced with backlash over the state ordering cities to remove LGBTQ+ rainbow crosswalks and other decorative street art, Gov. Ron DeSantis has repeatedly cited a new Florida law that he said requires those removals.

Fort Lauderdale residents, visitors rally to defend rainbow crosswalks amid state order

Dozens of supporters gathered Saturday along Fort Lauderdale Beach to protest a state order requiring the removal of rainbow-painted crosswalks, saying the decision unfairly targets the LGBTQ+ community.Leer en españolThe Florida Department of Transportation, under Gov. Ron DeSantis, has directed cities to eliminate decorative crosswalks and other painted street art by early next month. State officials say the measure is intended to reduce distr…

DeSantis seeks to blame Legislature for street-art crackdown. Lawmakers tell different story.

As Florida’s campaign against colorful crosswalks has gone beyond LGBTQ+ rainbow crosswalks to encompass a wide range of roadway art, Gov. Ron DeSantis has been getting pushback — and seeking to shift at least some responsibility to the Legislature. Not so fast, lawmakers say.

Dem leaders, advocates to rally in Fort Lauderdale to defend rainbow crosswalk

‘The rally will send a clear message to state and federal leaders: our community will not be erased.’