Rainbow banners to return LGBTQ+ pride to Montrose after crosswalk removal
Where Montrose’s rainbow crosswalks once stood, new rainbow banners will serve as indicators of LGBTQ+ pride.
Houston will install rainbow banners in Montrose next month, reviving the neighborhood's Pride Banner District after state officials forced the removal of its iconic rainbow crosswalks. Workers are seen while cars pass along Westheimer as the rainbow crosswalk is repainted at Westheimer Road and Taft Street in 2025. Kirk Sides/Houston ChronicleWhere Montrose’s rainbow crosswalks once stood, new rainbow banners will serve as indicators of LGBTQ+ pride.
In October, the city removed the neighborhood’s iconic rainbow crosswalks to comply with Gov. Greg Abbott’s directive to remove “non-standard surface markings, signage and signals,” a move that prompted the removal of rainbow crosswalks across Texas.
The banners will likely be installed by Aug. 15, before the city’s rescheduled Pride Parade, Pride Houston 365 announced in a Thursday news release. The project is made possible through a special designation from the city that allows the rainbow banners to be hung along Westheimer Road through Montrose from 10 poles. Organizers are now waiting for Centerpoint to sign off on the banners, said Jack Valinsky, the former president of the Super Neighborhood and a driving force behind the project.
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