Florida officials face backlash over removal of Pulse site rainbow crosswalks
TL;DR
A crowd in Orlando protested the removal of a rainbow-colored crosswalk honoring the Pulse Nightclub victims, which was painted over by the Florida Department of Transportation as part of a crackdown on political street art, sparking community outrage and demonstrations.
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- Crowd gathers to protest FDOT’s removal of rainbow crosswalk at Pulse site Central Florida Public Media
- DeSantis fires back after Dem decries Florida's move to ditch LGBT rainbow colors from crosswalk in Orlando Fox News
- Florida’s rainbow crosswalks are being painted over. Miami Beach could be next Miami Herald
- 'Cruel political act': Pulse Memorial rainbow crosswalk in Orlando removed overnight WESH
- Orlando officials condemn removal of rainbow crosswalk near Pulse nightclub mass shooting site as a ‘cruel political act’ CNN
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