Rainbow crosswalks in Florida face removal after a federal directive ordered city officials to remove rainbow-coloured zebra crossings by early September or risk losing federal funding. The rainbow crosswalk honoring the 49 people killed in the 2016 Pulse nightclub shooting was painted over one night and was later recolored by locals using chalk. Protesters in Orlando reinstated the memorial outside the abandoned Pulse nightclub a day after removal. Governor Ron DeSantis supported the directive, saying state roads should not be commandeered for political purposes. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy gave governors 60 days to identify "safety improvements".
More rainbow crosswalks in Florida in are under threat despite the widespread outrage that followed the recent removal of the memorial to the 49 people murdered in the Pulse nightclub attack in 2016. The shooting at LGBTQ+ nightclub Pulse shooting was the deadliest terrorist attack in the United States since the September 11 attacks, and is the deadliest mass shooting in modern US history.
Under a new directive from president Donald Trump, city officials have been ordered to remove rainbow-coloured zebra crossing by early September or face having federal funding withheld. The rainbow crossing honouring the 49 people killed in the shooting in Orlando in 2016 was painted over one night last week. In response, locals coloured it back in using chalk.
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