06/06/2026
Rainbow Discoball
My name is Ben the Titan. I am a bisexual tattoo in the DMV area.
For pride this month, I’ll be releasing a pride themed flash every day and each pride piece has a story or a lesson l’ve learned in my journey, that goes with it. I really just wanna get out there and raise more awareness for the way we are stigmatized and being systematically being forced into the shadows, so please LIKE COMMENT & SHARE. Show this to your friends get this out there because we need to support each other. I love you guys and thank you for looking.
Trigger warning story
This discoball is meant to represent Pulse Nightclub in Florida. Pulse was a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida that in June of 2016 became the site of one of the largest and most deadly mass shootings against the LGBTQIA community in the history of America. 49 people were killed and dozens more were injured, all because they wanted to go out to a nightclub that catered to the gay community. Pulse, for many years, stood as a symbol of the strength and resilience of the LGBTQIA community. A symbol recognized by the state of Florida which allowed the cross walk to be painted rainbow in remembrance of those souls that were tragically taken from us, until this past year…
The Government of Florida passed a law that said all streets must comply with uniform traffic control standards and prohibits pavement markings. They said this was not directed at the memorial crosswalk, however, the government took the chance to remove the rainbow and cite this new law. This was a strategic move trying to erase the LGBTQIA community and force us back in the closet so they don’t have to see us. They didn’t expect what happened next….
The LGBTQIA community came out in full force with chalk and started to color the crosswalk themselves. They did this everyday, and every night the government would come back and wash it away. Everytime it was washed away, the community would do it again and again. The lesson to be learned here is that we won’t be silenced. We will always remember those who were taken and continue the fight for a world where everyone can live openly and safely.