Key West installs rainbow crosswalks for LGBT support [View all]

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Gary Salazar (l) and Maria Walden (r) were the first to tread across Duval Street in Key West, Fla., on a new rainbow crosswalk just after four were installed at Duval and Petronia streets. Photo: Rob O'Neal/AP

KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) — Pedestrians, bicycles and cars are traversing a colorful new section of Key West’s Duval Street following the installation of four permanent rainbow crosswalks.

Completed Thursday at the intersection of Duval and Petronia streets, the crosswalks feature all six colors of the rainbow flag, an internationally recognized gay and lesbian icon.

City workers laid pre-formed thermoplastic color blocks on the pavement, alternating with white stripes, and heat-treated them to permanently affix the colors.

The rainbow crosswalks exemplify the island city’s longstanding support for diversity. The city commission adopted the motto “One Human Family” in 2000, proclaiming equality and acceptance for all. Key West is known as a LGBT vacation destination.

Read more: http://www.outsmartmagazine.com/2015/05/key-west-installs-rainbow-crosswalks-for-lgbt-support/