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Nashville gets first rainbow crosswalk to support LGBTQ community

Hundreds of Middle Tennesseans gathered near in East Nashville Saturday to paint the city’s first rainbow crosswalks as a celebration of LGBTQ pride.

J. Holly McCall
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J. Holly McCall
ByJ. Holly McCall
An award-winning columnist, Holly McCall has been a fixture in Tennessee media and politics for decades. She covered city hall for papers in Columbus, Ohio and...
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More than 100 people on Saturday painted crosswalks in the colors of the LGBTQ Pride flag at the intersection of 14th and Woodland Streets. in East Nashville.
People paint as others watch as the crosswalks on 14th and Woodland were painted in the colors of the LGBTQ flag. Photographs by John Partipilo/Tennessee Lookout
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Hundreds of Middle Tennesseans gathered in East Nashville Saturday to paint the city’s first rainbow crosswalk as a celebration of LGBTQ pride.

The event, which was sponsored by Metro Councilman Clay Capp, drew scores of elected officials, community members and a couple of protesters.

The crosswalk intersection at 14 and Woodland Streets is in front of the Lipstick Lounge, which opened in 2003 as one of only 20 lesbian bars in the United States.

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ByJ. Holly McCall
An award-winning columnist, Holly McCall has been a fixture in Tennessee media and politics for decades. She covered city hall for papers in Columbus, Ohio and Joplin, Missouri before returning to Tennessee. Holly brings a deep wealth of knowledge about Tennessee’s political processes and players and likes nothing better than getting into the weeds of how political deals are made.