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Since 2022, University of Texas at Dallas students could walk through the Student Services Building Addition (SSA) and see a full-wall Pride flag mural with the words “You belong here” placed next to the UTD logo at the bottom. The wall served as a beacon of inclusion for LGBTQ+ students. Now, that beacon is covered by a white-painted temporary wall.
The temporary wall, a color-drained cover-up of the previous rainbow mural, is part of SSA renovations. The renovations have been considered since last spring semester, but students said they never knew it would come at the expense of the symbol for inclusion and identity they all adored…