Florida state officials are blocking cities from lighting local bridges in rainbow colors for Pride [View all]
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has ordered the city of Jacksonville to stop lighting the Acosta Bridge in rainbow colors to celebrate Pride Month. The display was supposed to last for a week before FDOT pulled the plug.
The department also refused a request to light Sarasota’s John Ringling Causeway Bridge last week. The Acosta Bridge is regularly lit up with color to honor sports teams, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and other notable events or holidays – as is Sarasota’s bridge.
“This afternoon the FDOT informed the JTA that our scheduled color scheme for the Acosta Bridge is out of compliance with the existing permit. The JTA must comply accordingly,” according to a statement from the Jacksonville Transportation Authority released Tuesday night.
The same day the permit was denied, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signed legislation to ban transgender girls from playing school sports.
The next day he slashed funding for LGBTQ issues from the state budget.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2021/06/florida-state-officials-blocking-cities-lighting-local-bridges-rainbow-colors-pride/
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