Key West Hits Back At Duffy With Rainbow Fences

The Keys Weekly reports: In the wake of the state-mandated removal of the city’s pride-painted crosswalks at Duval and Petronia streets, homeowners across the island have made their yards a little brighter by painting seven of their fence posts in rainbow colors. The colorful little surprises are worth taking a walk through neighborhoods you don’t … The post Key West Hits Back At Duffy With Rainbow Fences appeared first on Joe.My.God..

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Dec 18, 2025 - 19:00
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Key West Hits Back At Duffy With Rainbow Fences

The Keys Weekly reports:

In the wake of the state-mandated removal of the city’s pride-painted crosswalks at Duval and Petronia streets, homeowners across the island have made their yards a little brighter by painting seven of their fence posts in rainbow colors. The colorful little surprises are worth taking a walk through neighborhoods you don’t typically wander.

But alas, the rainbows, while impromptu, are also unpermitted in the historic district. Susan Kent, learned the hard way that a neighbor a few doors down, Penny Walker, opposed her seven colorful fence posts. The longtime homeowner received a letter from the city’s code enforcement department, alerting her that the city had received a complaint from Walker.

Kent fully acknowledged that she had not sought approval from the city’s Historic Architectural Review Commission (HARC), and thus would paint over her rainbow to come into compliance, much like the state required of the city’s crosswalks. “But don’t worry, I have something else planned,” Kent said happily.

Read the full article. Hit the link for many photos of Key West homes now sporting rainbow picket fences. As for Ms. Walker, the self-proclaimed “Christian Republican” felt compelled to boast about her complaint on X.

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