“We Won’t Be Erased” read giant letters in front of a rainbow painted on a street near Fort Lauderdale beach that served as the site of a protest on Saturday morning.

Dozens of LGBTQ+ advocates and several state representatives rallied against a state order to remove the street designs in Fort Lauderdale, offering gratitude to city officials for fighting back. At an emergency city meeting Wednesday night, Fort Lauderdale city officials voted to fight a state order to remove a rainbow pride flag and other artsy designs painted on local streets.

“This is not about paint on the pavement,” said Alfredo Olvera, President of Dolphin Democrats, an organizer of the rally. “This is about whether we will allow hatred and fear to divide us or whether we will stand shoulder to shoulder and fight

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