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France: Rainbow pedestrian crossings 'will be permanent!', Paris mayor
says
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July 7, 2018
Original URL: https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/France:_Rainbow_pedestrian_crossings_%27will_be_permanent!%27,_Paris_mayor_says


On Wednesday, Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo announced via Twitter that the
rainbow-coloured crossings in the French capital are to be made
permanent. This move comes after multiple vandalisations of
rainbow-coloured crossroads during this year's Paris Pride.

Hidalgo tweeted, saying, 

The crossings were installed on June 14, and later, they were vandalised
with the words written ,  and . That time, Hidalgo said, 

After the vandalism, French politician Jean-Luc Romero said,
"Anti-LGBTQI hatred struck at the heart of Paris. Our answer is Saturday
when hundreds of thousands of people will parade for the Pride Walk!"
This year's Paris Pride took place on June 30.

== Sources == 

* https://www.sbs.com.au/topics/sexuality/agenda/article/2018/07/06/paris-mayor-makes-rainbow-crossing-permanent-after-homophobic-vandalism
* https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2018/07/04/paris-mayor-makes-rainbow-crossing-permanent-after-vandalised-twice-in-one-week/
* http://www.euronews.com/2018/07/03/paris-mayor-makes-rainbow-crossings-permanent-in-response-to-homophobic-vandalism
* https://www.thelocal.fr/20180629/paris-rainbow-crossings-hit-by-homophobic-graffiti-again
* https://www.thelocal.fr/20180628/rainbow-pedestrian-crossings-to-be-permanent-feature-of-paris-streets
* https://www.gaystarnews.com/article/paris-rainbow-pedestrian-crossing-vandalized/#gs.ceUVBgc



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