Delray Beach has decided to defy the state and keep its LGBTQ+ pride intersection downtown, a move that could draw scrutiny from Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration.

The decision to keep the intersection, at least for the time being, was made this week by a majority of city commissioners. It came three weeks after City Manager Terrence Moore ordered removal of the intersection.

Moore, like officials in Boynton Beach and West Palm Beach, acted in response to a pronouncement from DeSantis’ secretary of transportation.

Delray Beach planned to have a contractor sandblast the intersection to remove the rainbow flag paint colors, said City Commissioner Rob Long, who spearheaded the effort to reverse Moore’s decision. There was a delay by the contractor, Long said Thursday, otherwise the interse

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