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
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Texas follows Florida's lead in demanding end to rainbow crosswalks and street art
Gov. Greg Abbott's administration gave cities 30 days to eliminate decorations from crosswalks. Meanwhile, Gov. Ron DeSantis just erased an iconic Ocean Drive walkway in Miami Beach.
October 9, 2025
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
Another Florida city will power-wash its rainbow crosswalks away under pressure from Sean Duffy, Ron DeSantis
West Palm Beach officials said rainbow bricks will be installed at Serenity Park instead.
July 21, 2025
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
Brandon Wolf won’t return to Orlando’s Pulse nightclub where he survived the murder of friends who never left
On Thursday, nine years after he survived the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history at the time, he will carry the victims’ stories forward but won’t set foot back into the condemned building.
June 11, 2025
Public funding grows for memorial to Pulse shooting victims
The Orange County Commission voted unanimously to contribute $5 million to an effort by the City of Orlando to honor those killed in the 2016 massacre.
June 4, 2025
New D.C. Catholic archbishop is pro-LGBTQ+ and anti-Trump
Robert McElroy has made many statements supporting LGBTQ+ people and criticizing Donald Trump's anti-immigrant policies.
January 6, 2025
Stonewall started it—but who writes the next chapter?
Despite progress, our community faces threats across the country. Our fight for equality continues with resilience, solidarity, and unwavering courage, writes Alex Gabriel.
December 30, 2024
The Advocate ranked the 25 most important queer history moments of the century so far
From the good and the bad, from marriage equality, decriminalization of queer sex, and groundbreaking electoral victories to the Pulse massacre and the unfortunate election of Donald Trump to the presidency — twice — here are the biggest queer news events of the first quarter of the 21st century.
December 23, 2024
18 of the most batsh*t things N.C. Republican governor candidate Mark Robinson has said
The man representing the North Carolina Republican party is a Holocaust denier who has often compared homosexuality to pedophilia.
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October 30, 2024
Musical 'From Here,' dealing with Pulse tragedy, to make New York debut
"That moment intersects with the daily drama of the show" about a group of queer friends in Orlando, says playwright Donald Rupe.
June 24, 2024
Political leaders call for honoring Pulse victims with action
“We have a saying that birthed out of the Pulse tragedy in Orlando, and it's that we don't just honor them with empty words or hollow sympathies. We honor those stolen from us with action,” said Brandon Wolf.
June 23, 2024
Two Pulse survivors are now 'ex-gays' running a conversion therapy organization
After experiencing firsthand the carnage that anti-LGBTQ+ attacks can cause, Luis Ruiz and Angel Colon are attacking what they've dubbed the "identity pandemic."
June 14, 2024
Pulse shooting remains a grim moment in LGBTQ+ history 8 years later
Forty-nine people were killed that night.
June 12, 2024
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
Gun violence ‘is always going to sit with me:’ Grief, trauma, and the rising threat of firearms in America
In a week dedicated to reflecting on loss and advocacy, two survivors opened up about their personal battles and the ongoing fight against gun violence during National Gun Violence Survivors Week.
January 25, 2024
Orlando Takes Charge of Rebooted Pulse Memorial Planning
The memorial will be dedicated to the 49 people killed in the massacre at Pulse nightclub. The shift marks less a torch passing and more a takeover following a year of controversy over the management of the planning.
December 19, 2023
Orlando Plans to Purchase Site of Pulse Nightclub Shooting
Orlando's mayor made the announcement Wednesday.
October 18, 2023
Matthew Shepard's Murder Remembered 25 Years Later With a Renewed Call to Fight Anti-LGBTQ+ Hate
Matthew Shepard died 25 years ago today after an antigay attack. How do we honor his legacy and that of less well-known hate-crime victims?
October 12, 2023
Rep. Ritchie Torres to Introduce Resolution Censuring Rep. George Santos
Censure doesn’t remove a member of Congress from office, but it stays on the member’s permanent record.
July 17, 2023