A show of Pride in Florida shines a light on the fight against anti-2SLGBTQ policies
Residents of Jacksonville, Fla., lit up a city bridge with rainbow lights to mark the beginning of Pride month after the state's new rules meant the usual lights wouldn't happen. The defiant display captured international attention, and advocates say it's a symbol of how people are fighting back against anti-2SLGBTQ+ policies.
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![Residents of Jacksonville, Fla. lit up one of the city's bridges with rainbow lights on May 31 to mark the beginning of Pride Month, after the state's transportation secretary declared bridges would only be illuminated in the red, white and blue colours of the U.S. flag this summer. The defiant display captured international attention, but advocates say it was a symbol of how people are fighting back against anti-2SLGBTQ+ policies. A night time view of a bridge spanning a river with a line of people holding red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple lights that are reflecting on the dark water below.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7239726.1718843385!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/jacksonville-main-st-bridge-pride-lights-may-31.jpg)
Residents of Jacksonville, Fla., lit up a city bridge with rainbow lights to mark the beginning of Pride month after the state's new rules meant the usual lights wouldn't happen. The defiant display captured international attention, and advocates say it's a symbol of how people are fighting back against anti-2SLGBTQ+ policies.