Florida: Stop Erasing the Pulse Memorial Rainbow Crosswalk

After Trump directive, Florida removed rainbow crosswalk that honors the 49 people killed at Pulse. Demand the crosswalk be restored and protected!

In 2016, the world watched in horror as 49 LGBT+ people were murdered at Pulse nightclub in Orlando. In the years since, the rainbow crosswalk outside Pulse became a sacred memorial – a place where survivors, families, and communities could grieve, remember, and stand against hate.

But now, that memorial has been erased. On orders triggered by the Trump administration, Florida officials quietly paved over the Pulse rainbow crosswalk, stripping it back to a black-and-white pattern in the dead of night. State troopers stood by as community members tried desperately to color it back in – only for the memorial to be destroyed again.

This is more than just paint. It is an act of cruelty that tells LGBT+ people our grief does not matter, that our history can be erased, and that even the memory of the 49 lives lost can be paved over. Erasing the Pulse memorial is an insult to every victim, every survivor, and every person who still mourns.

But we will not let this stand. Together, we can demand that Florida and federal officials restore the Pulse rainbow crosswalk and protect it from ever being erased again. This is about dignity, memory, and justice for the 49 lives stolen by hate.

Sign now to say: our history will not be painted over.

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To U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy; Florida Governor Ron DeSantis; Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT):

We call on the U.S. Department of Transportation, the Governor of Florida, and the Florida Department of Transportation to immediately:

- Restore the rainbow crosswalk at the Pulse site as a visible public memorial, in consultation with survivors, families, and local leaders.
- Rescind or decline to enforce any directive or policy that compels the removal of memorial or Pride-themed markings at Pulse and similar sites – and issue guidance allowing communities to preserve memorial crosswalks.
- Publicly commit to protecting LGBT+ symbols and memorials from removal and intimidation, and ensure that law enforcement presence at peaceful acts of remembrance is proportionate and respectful.

The Pulse rainbow crosswalk is more than paint – it is a promise to remember the 49 lives taken and to stand with LGBT+ people against hate. Restore it. Protect it. Do not let this memorial be erased.


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