What's this Rainbow Crossing business all about then?
The History Rainbow pedestrian crossings first appeared in Taiwan in 2008 and have fast become a symbol recognising diversity across the world. Today, Rainbow street art brightens streetscapes in 100’s of cities worldwide including in Aotearoa New Zealand with Auckland, Hamilton, New Plymouth, Gisborne and Wellington all embracing the Rainbow. Of Aotearoa New Zealand’s five largest cities, Christchurch and Tauranga Moana remain the only two not to have adopted Rainbow street art. And, with plans to add a Rainbow Crossing underway in Christchurch, Tauranga Moana might soon be the only city in our nation’s top five not to embrace this colourful celebration of diversity. Where did the Rainbow Flag come from? Designed at the request of Harvey Milk, San Fransisco’s first openly gay Mayor in 1978, the colors of The Rainbow Flag were intended to reflect the diversity of the LGBTQIA community along with the spectrum of human sexuality and gender. In 2018, The Progress Flag a...