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‘Rainbow Road’ Mural Painted for WorldPride in DC

A 'Rainbow Road' mural is being painted on 15th Street NW in Washington, D.C., as part of the WorldPride 2025 events starting in May 2025.
The mural project follows rising transphobia and numerous anti-LGBTQ+ bills targeting trans people in the US since 2020, which inspired similar resistance artworks like the ACLU's Freedom to Be quilts.
Over 120 volunteers and several local LGBTQ+ artists are painting the mural, which spans more than half a mile with colors symbolizing diversity and features breaks at street crossings for safety.
Lisa Marie Thalhammer explained that the mural is designed to brighten daily life in the city by adding vibrant colors and artistic expression, and it is created with durable epoxy paint to remain in place long after the WorldPride festival concludes.
The mural will mark the kickoff location of the WorldPride Parade on June 7, symbolizing visibility and community resistance amid ongoing national challenges to trans rights.

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