Community activists recolored the rainbow crosswalk outside the abandoned Pulse nightclub with chalk after city and state authorities removed the painted memorial. The painted crosswalk had been dedicated to the 49 victims of the 2016 Pulse shooting, the deadliest mass shooting in US history. Florida officials said the Department of Transportation acted following a directive linked to the Trump administration and defended the removal as preventing state roads from being used for political purposes. More than 100 protesters gathered on 22 August to restore the colors. Local leaders condemned the removal and vowed larger, queerer memorial art nearby.
"We will NOT be erased." "The DeSantis regime may have ripped the colours off of the crosswalk at the Pulse Nightclub Memorial, but we will NOT be erased," "If the state gets their way, there will be a rainbow mural nearby that is bigger, queerer, and more colourful than they ever imagined."
Last night, the DeSantis administration snuck in and tried to quietly erase the state-approved crosswalk to honor the 49 people murdered at Pulse Nightclub.So this afternoon, the community showed up to do a little chalking. I love you, Orlando. 🌈
"We will not allow our state roads to be commandeered for political purposes."
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