In the wee hours of Tuesday morning, Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) officials blacked out the rainbow-colored pride display at an intersection in Delray Beach, the city confirmed to New Times .

The intersection at Northeast 1st Street and Northeast 2nd Avenue is one of a few South Florida pride displays under attack by Gov. Ron DeSantis and FDOT's crackdown on so-called "distracting" street art. In recent weeks, South Florida officials in Fort Lauderdale, Key West, Miami Beach, and Delray Beach pushed back against the June order to remove the public street art or face funding cuts. On Monday night, FDOT officials sent a letter to the city demanding they remove the symbol of inclusion, Delray Beach spokeswoman Gina Carter told New Times in a written statement.

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