# @pinknews on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DQM4cRTCjNM
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/36132628-pinknews-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-10-24T18:01:30.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** PinkNews (@pinknews) — https://gondola.cc/pinknews

## Caption

Oak Lawn United Methodist Church in Dallas has painted its front staircase in rainbow stripes as a protest against a new Texas directive mandating the removal of pride crosswalks.

The move comes after Gov. Greg Abbott ordered the removal of “non-traffic-related markings” from public streets or risk losing state funding.

Senior pastor Rev. Rachel Griffin-Allison framed the installation as a pastoral response, not a political act, saying “faith is not silent in the face of harm.”

The church affirmed that while a rainbow may be removed from a roadway, it can never be erased from the people it represents.

#Texas #religion #LGBTQIA #rainbowcrosswalk #Dallas #LGBTQNews

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dallas, rainbowcrosswalk, lgbtqia, texas, religion, lgbtqnews

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