First round in 2024: Florida won't light bridges in rainbow colors.So Jacksonville's LGBTQ community did. Organizers originally picked the Main Street bridge with the idea that the rainbow lights ...

The Florida Department of Transportation decided the Acosta Bridge would be lit in red, white and blue for state government's "Freedom Summer." So a group from the LGBTQ community and their ...

For the second consecutive year, Jacksonville's LGBTQ+ community and allies illuminated the Acosta Bridge with handheld lights during Pride Month after the state mandated patriotic lighting on ...

"I thought it came off great," said Jacksonville resident Matt McAllister, who helped organize the effort, which came together in 48 hours. "We thought we'd get 35 people for the bridge," he said.

The Acosta Bridge in Jacksonville, Florida, lit up with rainbow colors. Anarie Whit/X Why It Matters. DeSantis has launched a number of initiatives aimed at tackling what he terms "woke" culture.

Supporters of Jacksonville's LGBTQ community organized a rainbow lighting of the Main Street Bridge Friday night. Author: Florida Times-Union, David Bauerlein Published: 12:49 PM EDT June 1, 2024 ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. − As night fell Friday on downtown Jacksonville, 70 people lined the pedestrian walkway of the Main Street bridge and lit the structure in a ribbon of rainbow colors stretching over ...