Dallas Voice received this message from Oak Lawn United Methodist Church on New Year’s Eve. The church’s leadership and congregation are asking the community to attend a Monday, Jan. 5, meeting of the City of Dallas Historic Preservation/Landmark Commission hearting regarding the church’s rainbow steps. The steps, painted in response to Gov. Greg Abbott’s homophobic order for Texas cities to remove all rainbow crosswalks or lose federal dollars, have made headlines around the world.\
Here is the message from the church:
“Oak Lawn United Methodist Church is inviting neighbors, community members, and allies to show up in support of its front steps — now painted in rainbow colors — as a visible sign of unity, safety, and belonging in the Oak Lawn neighborhood…