Ron DeSantis forced this city to remove Pride crosswalks. So it put up Pride bike racks instead.https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/12/ron-desantis-forced-this-city-to-remove-pride-crosswalks-so-it-put-up-pride-bike-racks-instead/ 🔗Molly Sprayregen (15 Dec 2025)
The City of St. Petersburg, Florida, has unveiled 11 Pride-themed bike racks to replace the rainbow crosswalks Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) forced officials to remove.
"Pride on the streets!" declared a social media post from the city and its mayor, Ken Welch (D), who called the bike racks "a vibrant way to honor the Pride street murals that were removed earlier this year due to state requirements."
The post includes a video of construction workers installing the colorful racks, some of which are rainbow for the Pride flag and others that are the colors of the Trans Pride flag.
Folks celebrated the move in the comments, calling the new displays "amazing," "clever," "awesome," "beautiful," and "a smarter path forward."
