The Florida Department of Transportation under Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis sent a letter to Delray Beach ordering city officials to remove a mural in the roadway. A similar letter also arrived in Key West.
"As required by state law, if the pavement markings are not removed by September 3, 2025, the Florida Department of Transportation will remove them by any appropriate method necessary without further notice,” the FDOT letter states. “You are further notified that if the markings are removed by the Department, all costs associated with the removal will be assessed against City of Delray Beach.”
That message came days after city officials voted to defy direction from the state. Other Florida cities like Boynton Beach and West Palm Beach caved immediately after the state issued its directive.
DeSantis' Administration has yet to pick a fight with some of Florida’s biggest cities with rainbow sidewalks. Miami Beach, Fort Lauderdale, and Orlando all have rainbow crosswalks and intersections, but have yet to endure such heavy-handed tactics from the state.
A poll commissioned by GLAAD reveals broad concerns of LGBTQ people and ally in Florida about legislation stripping away their rights. Florida’s Republican passed bills banning LGBTQ-related conversation in schools, the known “Don’t Say Gay" bill. Ever since law was passed, Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has turned Florida into a test kitchen for anti-LGBTQ+ restrictions that have since spread to other states.
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