Delray Beach is celebrating Pride Month for the first time without its rainbow intersection mural, which was sandblasted away six months ago by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT).
Delray Beach marks Pride Month without its rainbow mural
Now, a community committee is proposing a permanent monument to take its place.
The mural was originally created to honor the 49 people who died in the Pulse Nightclub shooting in Orlando during Latin Night.
FDOT removed it in September as part of a statewide initiative to regulate road markings, enhance safety, and eliminate what the state called “ideological imagery” from public roadways.
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‘We’re fighting back as a city’: FDOT sandblasts Delray Beach Pride mural
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