"In the middle of the night, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) painted over the Pride crosswalk outside the Pulse nightclub memorial, where 49 people were killed in a mass shooting in 2016. In response, protesters used chalk to restore the memorial's rainbow colors-and then repainted it after rain washed the chalk away. FDOT quickly painted the crosswalk black again and posted signs reading "defacing roadway prohibited.""
"This is one of hundreds of direct actions taking place across the country in protest of the spread of anti-LGBTQ+ laws: Activists have protested by staging die-ins and sit-ins at state and federal capitols, students have organized walkouts, and communities have held marches, rallies, and even "inject-ins," where protesters publicly inject hormone replacement therapy (HRT) in defiance of care bans."
FDOT painted over the Pride crosswalk at the Pulse nightclub memorial where 49 people were killed in 2016, prompting protesters to restore the rainbow with chalk. Rain washed the chalk away, protesters repainted, and FDOT again painted the crosswalk black while posting signs prohibiting defacement. Individuals who re-chalked or placed chalk on shoes were arrested or detained. These incidents are part of hundreds of nationwide direct actions opposing expanding anti-LGBTQ+ laws, including die-ins, sit-ins, walkouts, marches, and public hormone "inject-ins." Queer history underscores that dangerous norms require confrontational resistance rather than passive approaches.
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