Florida’s battle over rainbow crosswalks has come to Miami Beach.

State officials are demanding the removal of Pride-themed art in Miami Beach and elsewhere, but some South Florida cities are defying the orders.

7News cameras on Thursday captured the rainbow crosswalk at the intersection of Ocean Drive and 12th Street.

For some local residents, it’s more than multi-colored paint on pavement.

“This makes me feel welcome. I myself am part of the LGBTQ community, so I love this, and I’m glad that I can speak on it,” said Queen, a passerby who opposes the crosswalk’s removal. “No, we should keep this, we need this.”

But now the Florida Department of Transportation has ordered these rainbow crosswalks be erased in a matter of weeks.

“I don’t see what harm it’s doing for anyone or anything

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