Florida's Crosswalk Controversy: Art, Safety, and Political Battles
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has launched a campaign to remove LGBTQ+ pride street art, including rainbow crosswalks and school murals, as part of his broader 'war on woke,' leading to legal battles and widespread local resistance, with critics viewing it as an attack on free speech and LGBTQ+ rights.
- Florida crosswalk wars take DeSantis’s ‘war on woke’ to street level The Guardian
- DeSantis seeks to blame Legislature for street-art crackdown. Lawmakers tell different story. Sun Sentinel
- Pulse crosswalk protesters keep coloring with chalk, as troopers say they’re breaking the law Central Florida Public Media
- Orlando’s artistic crosswalks boosted safety. Florida ordered them painted over Orlando Sentinel
- Judge Dismisses Florida Arrest Over Rainbow Chalk Art Near Pulse Nightclub Rolling Stone
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