The Community Rainbow Bridge Memorial unveiled on Saturday next to Trinity Metropolitan Community Church. (Sanjeev Palasseri/WUFT News)
A rainbow now arches gently through the woods next to Trinity Metropolitan Community Church in Gainesville — not a real one in the sky, but a wooden one, nestled in a quiet garden filled with flowers, pet collars and memories.
Dozens gathered on Saturday for the grand opening of the Community Rainbow Bridge Memorial, a new space designed for people to remember their lost pets. The project, led by the church and inspired by the imagination of a nine-year-old boy named Antin Young, has quickly become a symbol of love, healing and connection for the broader community…