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Hooray, They’re Permanently Installing The Iconic Rainbow Crossing In Sydney’s Taylor Square

Another win for the gay agenda.

by Patrick Lenton  21 June 2018
Rainbow Crossing

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The rainbow crossing on Sydney’s Oxford Street was a flamboyant and resonant symbol of queer resistance, before it was unceremoniously dug up in the middle of the night by a former NSW Roads Minister.

Now, the City of Sydney has announced that they’re permanently bringing back the rainbow crossing, in yet another win for the gay agenda. Next step: marriage to a particularly hot bridge.

Sydney’s first rainbow crossing appeared between Taylor Square and Whitlam Square in February 2013, and the subsequent dog-act of its stealthy night removal sparked protests and huge petitions.

Rainbow crossings were first installed in West Hollywood in 2012 to promote Pride Month, and have since appeared all over the world as a symbol of LGBTIQ communities.

The Sydney crossing will return to Taylor Square, at the corner of Bourke and Campbell streets, and will also include a trial to prioritise pedestrians.

Lord Mayor Clover Moore said its return was a victory for Sydney’s LGBTQI community.

“Our beautiful Oxford Street rainbow crossing became a global sensation in 2013 and it was devastating when it was removed with no warning in the middle of the night,” the Lord Mayor said. “The news that it will be reinstated is incredibly significant on the eve of the 40th anniversary of the first Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras on 24 June and a powerful acknowledgement of the importance of our LGBTQI community and history.”

Construction on the crossing will start in October and is expected to take three months.

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Feature image courtesy of City of Sydney.