Crews gutted the rainbow crosswalk in the heart of Miami Beach’s entertainment district, drawing protesters and criticism from residents and city officials who said this fight is not over yet.

7News cameras showed a crew from the Florida Department of Transportation as they used bulldozers to remove the Pride-themed crosswalk on Ocean Drive and 12th Street, Sunday evening.

“It’s a slightly colored sidewalk! Come on, grow up, whoever is doing this,” said a passerby.

“It is wrong. It is a misuse of public tax dollars what they’re doing, and I hope that future government rights this wrong,” said former City Commissioner Michael Gongora.

While the workers removed the rainbow pavers from the street, there was anger and frustration.

Two drag performers who voiced their disapproval of the cr

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