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Axios reports:
Florida transportation officials are expected to order Miami Beach to remove its LGBTQ Pride crosswalk on Ocean Drive, citing a new ban on street art, city officials tell Axios. City leaders are raising the alarm after Key West and Delray Beach received orders from the Florida DOT last week to paint over their rainbow-colored intersections by Sept. 3.
City spokesperson Melissa Berthier tells Axios the city expects to receive a letter ordering the removal of its Pride crosswalk on Ocean Drive and 12th Street, but had not yet received one as of Wednesday morning. “Once we do get the letter that outlines our options, we will determine next steps,” Berthier wrote in a statement.
The June 30 state mandate — which echoed guidance from the Trump administration on removing political messages from roadways — says noncompliant governments may lose state transportation funding.
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Florida orders Key West to remove rainbow crosswalks — or they will and send a bill for the work.
Full story: https://t.co/KwrGwkIRm7 pic.twitter.com/FmJeQDvkIp— Gwen Filosa Media Key West (@GwenFilosaMedia) August 18, 2025
Florida gives Delray Beach deadline to eliminate LGBTQ+ pride intersection — or state will do the removal https://t.co/4iTfwSgpox pic.twitter.com/VVKMAXOW5K
— Orlando Sentinel (@orlandosentinel) August 18, 2025
🌈 In the streets, cities like Delray Beach, Key West & St. Petersburg are pushing back and siding with safety—refusing to erase Pride crosswalks despite state demands. They’re ready to defend free speech & equality in court.
🔗 https://t.co/8sIS9j5uN5 pic.twitter.com/BebbIgaAnc— Equality Florida (@equalityfl) August 15, 2025
The Free State of Florida Only For Straight White Republican Christian Bigots threatens to blast rainbow crosswalks away if city governments won’t do it. DELRAY BEACH, STAND STRONG. https://t.co/R3fWEj8cRX
— Lesley Abravanel 🪩 (@lesleyabravanel) August 19, 2025
DeSantis admin cracks down on Pride displays: “It’s about erasing… our LGBTQ+ people” https://t.co/pXQVIe9lGz pic.twitter.com/0YXDFhWLgv
— Gay Travel & Tourism (@gaytourism) August 20, 2025
The state threatened to come down and rip a rainbow intersection off of the road in Delray Beach themselves if the city didn’t remove it by 9/3.
Their threats didn’t work. 👀 #ShowYourRainbow pic.twitter.com/54SF1QjCeU
— Senator Carlos Guillermo Smith (@CarlosGSmith) August 20, 2025