Residents of Jacksonville, Florida, defied Gov. Ron DeSantis' ban on displaying rainbow Pride lights on bridges by using flashlights to project a rainbow on the Main Street Bridge. The LGBTQ+ community and allies showed solidarity by lighting up the bridge in response to the ban.
The LGBTQ+ community of Jacksonville and allies show solidarity and light up the Main Street bridge against a decision of #Florida’s Transportation Department. Read more: https://t.co/VujyXxNao2
After DeSantis’ Department of Transportation banned bridges from displaying rainbow lights for Pride Month, a group of people in Jacksonville stood along a bridge and lit it up themselves with flashlights. https://t.co/mSZAphhhBe
#Florida won't light bridges in rainbow colors for Pride Month. So Jacksonville's LGBTQ community did. https://t.co/TmGJdv2mRH via @DavidBauerlein
Good to see Jacksonville defying DeSantis’ idiotic ban of pride lights on local bridges. As the original post says, these colors don’t run 🌈 https://t.co/D5tj58TNHi
1. DeSantis banned rainbow Pride lights on bridges, but that didn't stop Jacksonville. Citizens took to the Main Street Bridge with flashlights and colored gels last night, and proceeded to light it up anyway. Subscribe to support my journalism, and happy Pride. https://t.co/jbmUD1a4k5
I love my city! In response to Gov. Ron DeSantis banning Pride lights being displayed on bridges in Florida this year, dozens of local residents used different color flashlights to project a rainbow on the Main Street Bridge in downtown Jacksonville. Picture: @JimmyMidyette https://t.co/MBv3VQwVOH