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Orlando metropolis commissioner Patty Sheehan, left, smiles as she takes a selfie throughout a protest at a crosswalk in entrance of the previous PULSE nightclub in Orlando on Thursday, August 21, 2025. The crosswalk had been painted in rainbow-themed colours, however in a single day Wednesday, the rainbow coloured paint was faraway from the crosswalk by the Florida Division of Transportation in an ongoing effort to take away “political banners” from public roadways. This sparked outrage from the LGBTQ+ group. Throughout Thursday’s protest, demonstrators “changed” the rainbow colours on the crosswalk utilizing chalk. The previous PULSE homosexual nightclub is now a memorial website for the 49 victims who have been murdered there in 2016. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)
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A demonstrator makes use of blue chalk to paint the road throughout a protest at a crosswalk in entrance of the previous PULSE nightclub in Orlando on Thursday, August 21, 2025. The crosswalk had been painted in rainbow-themed colours, however in a single day Wednesday, the rainbow coloured paint was faraway from the crosswalk by the Florida Division of Transportation in an ongoing effort to take away “political banners” from public roadways. This sparked outrage from the LGBTQ+ group. Throughout Thursday’s protest, demonstrators “changed” the rainbow colours on the crosswalk utilizing chalk. The previous PULSE homosexual nightclub is now a memorial website for the 49 victims who have been murdered there in 2016. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)
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Demonstrators wave flags and cheer throughout a protest at a crosswalk in entrance of the previous PULSE nightclub in Orlando on Thursday, August 21, 2025. The crosswalk had been painted in rainbow-themed colours, however in a single day Wednesday, the rainbow coloured paint was faraway from the crosswalk by the Florida Division of Transportation in an ongoing effort to take away “political banners” from public roadways. This sparked outrage from the LGBTQ+ group. Throughout Thursday’s protest, demonstrators “changed” the rainbow colours on the crosswalk utilizing chalk. The previous PULSE homosexual nightclub is now a memorial website for the 49 victims who have been murdered there in 2016. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)
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Demonstrators wave flags and cheer throughout a protest at a crosswalk in entrance of the previous PULSE nightclub in Orlando on Thursday, August 21, 2025. The crosswalk had been painted in rainbow-themed colours, however in a single day Wednesday, the rainbow coloured paint was faraway from the crosswalk by the Florida Division of Transportation in an ongoing effort to take away “political banners” from public roadways. This sparked outrage from the LGBTQ+ group. Throughout Thursday’s protest, demonstrators “changed” the rainbow colours on the crosswalk utilizing chalk. The previous PULSE homosexual nightclub is now a memorial website for the 49 victims who have been murdered there in 2016. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)
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Demonstrators wave flags and cheer throughout a protest at a crosswalk in entrance of the previous PULSE nightclub in Orlando on Thursday, August 21, 2025. The crosswalk had been painted in rainbow-themed colours, however in a single day Wednesday, the rainbow coloured paint was faraway from the crosswalk by the Florida Division of Transportation in an ongoing effort to take away “political banners” from public roadways. This sparked outrage from the LGBTQ+ group. Throughout Thursday’s protest, demonstrators “changed” the rainbow colours on the crosswalk utilizing chalk. The previous PULSE homosexual nightclub is now a memorial website for the 49 victims who have been murdered there in 2016. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)
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Demonstrators use chalk to paint the road throughout a protest at a crosswalk in entrance of the previous PULSE nightclub in Orlando on Thursday, August 21, 2025. The crosswalk had been painted in rainbow-themed colours, however in a single day Wednesday, the rainbow coloured paint was faraway from the crosswalk by the Florida Division of Transportation in an ongoing effort to take away “political banners” from public roadways. This sparked outrage from the LGBTQ+ group. Throughout Thursday’s protest, demonstrators “changed” the rainbow colours on the crosswalk utilizing chalk. The previous PULSE homosexual nightclub is now a memorial website for the 49 victims who have been murdered there in 2016. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)
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Florida Sen. Carlos Guillermo Smith speaks passionately throughout a protest at a crosswalk in entrance of the previous PULSE nightclub in Orlando on Thursday, August 21, 2025. The crosswalk had been painted in rainbow-themed colours, however in a single day Wednesday, the rainbow coloured paint was faraway from the crosswalk by the Florida Division of Transportation in an ongoing effort to take away “political banners” from public roadways. This sparked outrage from the LGBTQ+ group. Throughout Thursday’s protest, demonstrators “changed” the rainbow colours on the crosswalk utilizing chalk. The previous PULSE homosexual nightclub is now a memorial website for the 49 victims who have been murdered there in 2016. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)
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A demonstrator has “rainbow tears” painted on her face throughout a protest at a crosswalk in entrance of the previous PULSE nightclub in Orlando on Thursday, August 21, 2025. The crosswalk had been painted in rainbow-themed colours, however in a single day Wednesday, the rainbow coloured paint was faraway from the crosswalk by the Florida Division of Transportation in an ongoing effort to take away “political banners” from public roadways. This sparked outrage from the LGBTQ+ group. Throughout Thursday’s protest, demonstrators “changed” the rainbow colours on the crosswalk utilizing chalk. The previous PULSE homosexual nightclub is now a memorial website for the 49 victims who have been murdered there in 2016. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)
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Demonstrators hug throughout a protest at a crosswalk in entrance of the previous PULSE nightclub in Orlando on Thursday, August 21, 2025. The crosswalk had been painted in rainbow-themed colours, however in a single day Wednesday, the rainbow coloured paint was faraway from the crosswalk by the Florida Division of Transportation in an ongoing effort to take away “political banners” from public roadways. This sparked outrage from the LGBTQ+ group. Throughout Thursday’s protest, demonstrators “changed” the rainbow colours on the crosswalk utilizing chalk. The previous PULSE homosexual nightclub is now a memorial website for the 49 victims who have been murdered there in 2016. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)
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Orlando metropolis commissioner Patty Sheehan smiles throughout a protest at a crosswalk in entrance of the previous PULSE nightclub in Orlando on Thursday, August 21, 2025. The crosswalk had been painted in rainbow-themed colours, however in a single day Wednesday, the rainbow coloured paint was faraway from the crosswalk by the Florida Division of Transportation in an ongoing effort to take away “political banners” from public roadways. This sparked outrage from the LGBTQ+ group. Throughout Thursday’s protest, demonstrators “changed” the rainbow colours on the crosswalk utilizing chalk. The previous PULSE homosexual nightclub is now a memorial website for the 49 victims who have been murdered there in 2016. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)
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Demonstrators wave flags and cheer throughout a protest at a crosswalk in entrance of the previous PULSE nightclub in Orlando on Thursday, August 21, 2025. The crosswalk had been painted in rainbow-themed colours, however in a single day Wednesday, the rainbow coloured paint was faraway from the crosswalk by the Florida Division of Transportation in an ongoing effort to take away “political banners” from public roadways. This sparked outrage from the LGBTQ+ group. Throughout Thursday’s protest, demonstrators “changed” the rainbow colours on the crosswalk utilizing chalk. The previous PULSE homosexual nightclub is now a memorial website for the 49 victims who have been murdered there in 2016. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)
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A demonstrator makes use of chalk to jot down a message on the road throughout a protest at a crosswalk in entrance of the previous PULSE nightclub in Orlando on Thursday, August 21, 2025. The crosswalk had been painted in rainbow-themed colours, however in a single day Wednesday, the rainbow coloured paint was faraway from the crosswalk by the Florida Division of Transportation in an ongoing effort to take away “political banners” from public roadways. This sparked outrage from the LGBTQ+ group. Throughout Thursday’s protest, demonstrators “changed” the rainbow colours on the crosswalk utilizing chalk. The previous PULSE homosexual nightclub is now a memorial website for the 49 victims who have been murdered there in 2016. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)
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Demonstrators shout at passing site visitors throughout a protest at a crosswalk in entrance of the previous PULSE nightclub in Orlando on Thursday, August 21, 2025. The crosswalk had been painted in rainbow-themed colours, however in a single day Wednesday, the rainbow coloured paint was faraway from the crosswalk by the Florida Division of Transportation in an ongoing effort to take away “political banners” from public roadways. This sparked outrage from the LGBTQ+ group. Throughout Thursday’s protest, demonstrators “changed” the rainbow colours on the crosswalk utilizing chalk. The previous PULSE homosexual nightclub is now a memorial website for the 49 victims who have been murdered there in 2016. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)
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A younger little one holds an indication throughout a protest at a crosswalk in entrance of the previous PULSE nightclub in Orlando on Thursday, August 21, 2025. The crosswalk had been painted in rainbow-themed colours, however in a single day Wednesday, the rainbow coloured paint was faraway from the crosswalk by the Florida Division of Transportation in an ongoing effort to take away “political banners” from public roadways. This sparked outrage from the LGBTQ+ group. Throughout Thursday’s protest, demonstrators “changed” the rainbow colours on the crosswalk utilizing chalk. The previous PULSE homosexual nightclub is now a memorial website for the 49 victims who have been murdered there in 2016. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)
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Demonstrators wave flags and cheer throughout a protest at a crosswalk in entrance of the previous PULSE nightclub in Orlando on Thursday, August 21, 2025. The crosswalk had been painted in rainbow-themed colours, however in a single day Wednesday, the rainbow coloured paint was faraway from the crosswalk by the Florida Division of Transportation in an ongoing effort to take away “political banners” from public roadways. This sparked outrage from the LGBTQ+ group. Throughout Thursday’s protest, demonstrators “changed” the rainbow colours on the crosswalk utilizing chalk. The previous PULSE homosexual nightclub is now a memorial website for the 49 victims who have been murdered there in 2016. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)
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Demonstrators wave flags and cheer throughout a protest at a crosswalk in entrance of the previous PULSE nightclub in Orlando on Thursday, August 21, 2025. The crosswalk had been painted in rainbow-themed colours, however in a single day Wednesday, the rainbow coloured paint was faraway from the crosswalk by the Florida Division of Transportation in an ongoing effort to take away “political banners” from public roadways. This sparked outrage from the LGBTQ+ group. Throughout Thursday’s protest, demonstrators “changed” the rainbow colours on the crosswalk utilizing chalk. The previous PULSE homosexual nightclub is now a memorial website for the 49 victims who have been murdered there in 2016. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)
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Florida Sen. Carlos Guillermo Smith holds an umbrella throughout a protest at a crosswalk in entrance of the previous PULSE nightclub in Orlando on Thursday, August 21, 2025. The crosswalk had been painted in rainbow-themed colours, however in a single day Wednesday, the rainbow coloured paint was faraway from the crosswalk by the Florida Division of Transportation in an ongoing effort to take away “political banners” from public roadways. This sparked outrage from the LGBTQ+ group. Throughout Thursday’s protest, demonstrators “changed” the rainbow colours on the crosswalk utilizing chalk. The previous PULSE homosexual nightclub is now a memorial website for the 49 victims who have been murdered there in 2016. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)
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Demonstrators wave flags and cheer throughout a protest at a crosswalk in entrance of the previous PULSE nightclub in Orlando on Thursday, August 21, 2025. The crosswalk had been painted in rainbow-themed colours, however in a single day Wednesday, the rainbow coloured paint was faraway from the crosswalk by the Florida Division of Transportation in an ongoing effort to take away “political banners” from public roadways. This sparked outrage from the LGBTQ+ group. Throughout Thursday’s protest, demonstrators “changed” the rainbow colours on the crosswalk utilizing chalk. The previous PULSE homosexual nightclub is now a memorial website for the 49 victims who have been murdered there in 2016. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)
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Demonstrators wave flags and cheer throughout a protest at a crosswalk in entrance of the previous PULSE nightclub in Orlando on Thursday, August 21, 2025. The crosswalk had been painted in rainbow-themed colours, however in a single day Wednesday, the rainbow coloured paint was faraway from the crosswalk by the Florida Division of Transportation in an ongoing effort to take away “political banners” from public roadways. This sparked outrage from the LGBTQ+ group. Throughout Thursday’s protest, demonstrators “changed” the rainbow colours on the crosswalk utilizing chalk. The previous PULSE homosexual nightclub is now a memorial website for the 49 victims who have been murdered there in 2016. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)
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A demonstrator makes use of coloured chalk throughout a protest at a crosswalk in entrance of the previous PULSE nightclub in Orlando on Thursday, August 21, 2025. The crosswalk had been painted in rainbow-themed colours, however in a single day Wednesday, the rainbow coloured paint was faraway from the crosswalk by the Florida Division of Transportation in an ongoing effort to take away “political banners” from public roadways. This sparked outrage from the LGBTQ+ group. Throughout Thursday’s protest, demonstrators “changed” the rainbow colours on the crosswalk utilizing chalk. The previous PULSE homosexual nightclub is now a memorial website for the 49 victims who have been murdered there in 2016. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)
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A demonstrator is pictured throughout a protest at a crosswalk in entrance of the previous PULSE nightclub in Orlando on Thursday, August 21, 2025. The crosswalk had been painted in rainbow-themed colours, however in a single day Wednesday, the rainbow coloured paint was faraway from the crosswalk by the Florida Division of Transportation in an ongoing effort to take away “political banners” from public roadways. This sparked outrage from the LGBTQ+ group. Throughout Thursday’s protest, demonstrators “changed” the rainbow colours on the crosswalk utilizing chalk. The previous PULSE homosexual nightclub is now a memorial website for the 49 victims who have been murdered there in 2016. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)
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Demonstrators wave flags and cheer throughout a protest at a crosswalk in entrance of the previous PULSE nightclub in Orlando on Thursday, August 21, 2025. The crosswalk had been painted in rainbow-themed colours, however in a single day Wednesday, the rainbow coloured paint was faraway from the crosswalk by the Florida Division of Transportation in an ongoing effort to take away “political banners” from public roadways. This sparked outrage from the LGBTQ+ group. Throughout Thursday’s protest, demonstrators “changed” the rainbow colours on the crosswalk utilizing chalk. The previous PULSE homosexual nightclub is now a memorial website for the 49 victims who have been murdered there in 2016. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)
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Orlando metropolis commissioner Patty Sheehan exhibits her anger throughout a protest at a crosswalk in entrance of the previous PULSE nightclub in Orlando on Thursday, August 21, 2025. The crosswalk had been painted in rainbow-themed colours, however in a single day Wednesday, the rainbow coloured paint was faraway from the crosswalk by the Florida Division of Transportation in an ongoing effort to take away “political banners” from public roadways. This sparked outrage from the LGBTQ+ group. Throughout Thursday’s protest, demonstrators “changed” the rainbow colours on the crosswalk utilizing chalk. The previous PULSE homosexual nightclub is now a memorial website for the 49 victims who have been murdered there in 2016. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)
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Demonstrators wave flags and cheer throughout a protest at a crosswalk in entrance of the previous PULSE nightclub in Orlando on Thursday, August 21, 2025. The crosswalk had been painted in rainbow-themed colours, however in a single day Wednesday, the rainbow coloured paint was faraway from the crosswalk by the Florida Division of Transportation in an ongoing effort to take away “political banners” from public roadways. This sparked outrage from the LGBTQ+ group. Throughout Thursday’s protest, demonstrators “changed” the rainbow colours on the crosswalk utilizing chalk. The previous PULSE homosexual nightclub is now a memorial website for the 49 victims who have been murdered there in 2016. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)
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Florida Sen. Carlos Guillermo Smith speaks throughout a protest at a crosswalk in entrance of the previous PULSE nightclub in Orlando on Thursday, August 21, 2025. The crosswalk had been painted in rainbow-themed colours, however in a single day Wednesday, the rainbow coloured paint was faraway from the crosswalk by the Florida Division of Transportation in an ongoing effort to take away “political banners” from public roadways. This sparked outrage from the LGBTQ+ group. Throughout Thursday’s protest, demonstrators “changed” the rainbow colours on the crosswalk utilizing chalk. The previous PULSE homosexual nightclub is now a memorial website for the 49 victims who have been murdered there in 2016. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)
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Florida Rep. Anna Eskamani waves throughout a protest at a crosswalk in entrance of the previous PULSE nightclub in Orlando on Thursday, August 21, 2025. The crosswalk had been painted in rainbow-themed colours, however in a single day Wednesday, the rainbow coloured paint was faraway from the crosswalk by the Florida Division of Transportation in an ongoing effort to take away “political banners” from public roadways. This sparked outrage from the LGBTQ+ group. Throughout Thursday’s protest, demonstrators “changed” the rainbow colours on the crosswalk utilizing chalk. The previous PULSE homosexual nightclub is now a memorial website for the 49 victims who have been murdered there in 2016. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)
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Orlando metropolis commissioner Patty Sheehan, left, smiles as she takes a selfie throughout a protest at a crosswalk in entrance of the previous PULSE nightclub in Orlando on Thursday, August 21, 2025. The crosswalk had been painted in rainbow-themed colours, however in a single day Wednesday, the rainbow coloured paint was faraway from the crosswalk by the Florida Division of Transportation in an ongoing effort to take away “political banners” from public roadways. This sparked outrage from the LGBTQ+ group. Throughout Thursday’s protest, demonstrators “changed” the rainbow colours on the crosswalk utilizing chalk. The previous PULSE homosexual nightclub is now a memorial website for the 49 victims who have been murdered there in 2016. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)