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Gainesville, Florida, began removing rainbow crosswalks after FDOT threatened to withhold funding.

One of the three crosswalks, installed in support of the LGBTQ+ community, have been removed.

FDOT cited safety concerns, but city officials believe the crosswalks are being targeted due to their message of support for the LGBTQ+ community.

Two rainbow-colored crosswalks were removed from the city of Gainesville's streets on a bright, sunny Aug. 25 morning: one by hand near city hall and the other with a pressure washer near Albert "Ray" Massey Park.

City workers were seen removing the rainbow-colored bricks from the crosswalk at the intersection of Northeast First Street and Northeast First Avenue in downtown.

Two other rainbow-colored crosswalks remain intact, one

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