As part of the 2025 PINCfest - and in response to the removal of downtown Sarasota's Pride Crosswalk last year - local LGBTQ+ advocacy nonprofit Project Pride SRQ has installed a Pride mural that can't be erased. The mural, designed and painted by artist Joey Salamon (who painted the Sarasota Pride Crosswalk in 2021), is on the back wall of Project Pride's office in the Rosemary District, facing Central Avenue. “When our Pride crosswalk was painted over, it was more than paint that was erased; it was an attempt to silence visibility, pride and belonging,” said Project Pride SRQ Executive Director Tom Edwards. “The removal of LGBTQ+ public art is not about public safety – it’s about making any trace of DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion) toxic, erasing visibility for targeted communities, repudiating the perception of belonging if you are an ‘other.’ But we will not stand for the erasure of the identity and self-esteem of our community’s youth.” For more about Project Pride SRQ, visit ppsrq.org.