Crosspost
Earlier this week, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy sent letters to all 50 governors calling for the removal of Pride crosswalks. Florida was the first to comply. Within days, state officials painted over the rainbow crosswalk at Orlando’s Pulse memorial, the site of the 2016 massacre that claimed 49 LGBTQ+ lives. The next morning, though, residents showed up with chalk, restoring the colors by hand. By evening, the crosswalk was painted back in rainbow hues. “We refuse to be erased. We will not let hate win,” said Nadine Smith of Equality Florida.
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Citizens were quick to call out the absurdity of stationing a squadron of officers to guard a single crosswalk. “Having the police watch over us is unsettling,” one visitor told local outlet WESH. “It’s a sign of the times and sadly becoming the new normal.” Rep. Anna Eskamani echoed the frustration: “It’s sad that we’re in a position where state resources are being used to enforce colors on the road. You have potholes to fix, real crime to go after.”
So, paint the crosswalks that they aren’t watching. And for every crosswalk that they repaint, replace it with two rainbow ones. They would never be able to keep up.
The location is symbolic, which is a large part of the issue with this specific crosswalk being a memorial to those who lost their lives at that location.
Though, I agree, if they won’t let us have that spot then we should paint the whole goddamn city until they relent.
If I learned anything from video games, it’s that you need a distraction to draw them away.
Going in loud usually works too.
“You have potholes to fix, real crime to go after.”
… Epstein files to divert attention away from …
Perfect time to make all of those potholes NSFW
Not that this will be surprising, but just so we’re clear: When the rainbow crosswalk in question was painted, it was done with the DOT’s full support, because the bright colors increased visibility and safety.
Also, the very same DOT is painting new crosswalks in an area that is a three-minute drive from the crosswalk in question: the new crosswalks are green.
It’s heavy handed fascist tactics designed to intimidate a minority community.
Who wants to hurt the LGBTQ community? Religions. They’re the only major obstacle to LGBTQ acceptance. That’s where MAGA gets their anti-gay hate from, it’s written in their shitty bible. Their hate preachers reinforce that with anti gay sermons, speeches, and functions on a daily basis for decades until they die and are replaced.
Stop supporting the hate religions that are fighting LGBT!
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Could you imagine if a child saw a crosswalk painted like a rainbow? How would I even explain that to a sixteen-year-old??
It’s like they think it would get pornographic moments after starting to explain it.
They should do something about rain, damn communist weather showing its LGBT propaganda all over the sky
I’m reminded of The Great Escape, where the prisoners hide all the excavated dirt in their trouser legs to dump outside. Pretty sure you could do the same thing with paint. Walk across, drop a little spot of color in the right place, keep going.
While the reason this has happened is important, I like that the headline just makes cops look stupid, not that they need any help doing that.
