Florida deploys police to stop crosswalks from being painted rainbow colors
The move comes after citizens repainted the Pulse memorial sidewalk in Pride colors.
August 27, 2025
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Pride Flag Crosswalk at Canadian School Vandalized With Slurs
The crosswalk was vandalized just days after it was painted.
May 18, 2021
Beyond Pride Month: Make Rainbow Crosswalks Permanent
Visible representations of LGBT lives tell the world that we matter.
July 11, 2017
Another Florida city will defy state direction to erase Pride-themed crosswalks
"When do we stand our ground and when do we surrender without even a conversation?" one commissioner said.
August 15, 2025
Overnight standoff over Houston’s rainbow crosswalks ends with arrests
Texas authorities destroyed a city Pride crosswalk in the middle of the night.
October 20, 2025
Ride the Train or Cross the Street With Pride in Chicago
Elevated trains and crosswalks are decked out in rainbow colors for Pride Month.
June 2, 2019
Florida threatens to blast rainbow crosswalks away if city governments won't do it
Gov. Ron DeSantis threatened Delray Beach and Key West for defying anti-Pride directives. Is Orlando's Pulse-inspired crosswalk next?
August 19, 2025
Florida man arrested for defacing Pride intersection painted to honor Pulse nightclub victims
It’s the second time the intersection, dedicated to survivors and victims of the Pulse massacre, has been defaced.
February 13, 2024
Florida businesses and governments take to walls and parking lots to replace rainbows DeSantis blasted away
As the state continues to force the removal of crosswalks and street art, community members are seeking different ways to honor the LGBTQ+ community.
September 22, 2025
Red states are destroying their rainbow crosswalks. Here's what you should know
Here's what you need to know about the rainbow crosswalks: who funds them, if they're safe, and why they're really being removed.
October 14, 2025
Iowa Town Defies Trump Admin. Plea to Remove Rainbow Crosswalk
A federal agency asked the university town to remove colored stripes from crosswalks for safety reasons -- but the feds can't explain why they should have any say in the matter.
October 1, 2019
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy implies rainbow crosswalks could lead to traffic dangers
The former MTV Real World cast member announced the prohibition of art and political “distractions” on roads as part of a new federal initiative.
July 2, 2025
Erasing our rainbow crosswalks in places like Key West erases us, too
Opinion: These symbols remind us that visibility is not merely a privilege; it is an essential right for all who walk these streets, argues Henry Kurkowski.
September 16, 2025
Atlanta Approves Rainbow Crosswalks at Major Midtown Intersection
Hotlanta is about to get a lot more gay.
August 20, 2015
Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Defacing Pride Streetscape
A viral video shows him burning tire marks into the pavement. The painting had been unveiled a day earlier as a memorial to those lost in the 2016 Pulse massacre.
March 2, 2022
Revenge of Transportation head Sean Duffy, wronged by a lesbian and a gay man: banning rainbow crosswalks
Opinion: Under the guise of fighting "road hazards," Trump and his administration want to make LGBTQ+ people into roadkill, writes John Casey.
July 3, 2025
Manchester's Crosswalk Signals Go Queer for Pride
The English city now has 34 blinking lights celebrating diversity in sexuality and gender.
August 21, 2018
LGBTQ+ Veterans Stand Up to Far-Right Extremism in Texas
These military veterans stood guard so people could celebrate Transgender Day of Visibility.
April 4, 2023
Florida city removes rainbow crosswalk, following Sean Duffy's anti-Pride directive
But other Florida cities have shown no urgency is erasing their colored walkways.
July 18, 2025
Virginia’s capital city takes the spotlight as a surprisingly diverse Southern LGBTQ+ travel haven
From brunch in Carytown to rooftop cocktails at Quirk, Richmond proves Pride here is more than a parade—it’s woven into the city’s fabric.
June 30, 2025