2 Cities Defy Gov. Ron DeSantis’ Anti-Rainbow Orders by Creatively Displaying Their Pride Colors

2 cities defy Gov. Ron DeSantis’ anti-rainbow orders by creatively displaying their Pride colors

Two Florida cities are standing up to Gov. Ron DeSantis’ removal of their rainbow crosswalks by painting rainbow colors on two other highly visible public places. At the start of Pride month, St. Petersburg painted the steps of its city hall in the colors of the Progress Pride flag. Related City forced to scrap Rainbow Arch project due to Ron DeSantis’s anti-DEI law “Losing the crosswalk was a huge hit to us, so making sure that we pop up more…

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The cities resisting rainbow bans

The cities resisting rainbow bans Diana Ionescu Mon, 06/22/2026 - 05:00 2 minutes