Don't $%#@ With A Gay's Rainbow

Down Under, in Sydney, Australia, a Rainbow street crossing had been painted in one of the city’s gayborhoods to commemorate the 35^th anniversary of the annual Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras.

But, the city wasn’t too keen on the Rainbow so one night, in the middle of the night, road workers moved in and laid new asphalt over the crossing. NSW Roads Minister Duncan Gay said it was becoming a safety hazard because people were laying down on the road to have their picture taken, and also says the city failed to renew the crossing's special permit after a one-month trial, leaving Gay with no choice but to remove it. 

Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore however, who was part of a public campaign to keep the crossing, said the move was an "aggressive act".

But the removal of the short-lived rainbow crossing seems to have spawned a movement to chalk them up on the roads, which is now garnering international attention. Rainbow pedestrian crossings are popping up across Sydney to protest the NSW Government painting over an iconic one in the city's gay district.

Proof positive that you never, ever, take away the Gay’s Right to Rainbow.

Civil disobedience never looked so colorful.