The Town of Innisfil in Ontario has unveiled a Pride crosswalk at Innisfil Beach Park.
The new landmark takes on Valentino Vecchietti’s design, which brings together Morgan Carpenter’s intersex flag design from 2013 and Daniel Quasar’s Progress Pride design from 2018.
“We’re excited to celebrate a milestone in the history of our town as we reveal the first intersex-inclusive Pride crosswalk in Simcoe County, and we believe to (be) the first intersex-Pride crosswalk in Canada,” Innisfil Mayor Lynn Dollin said in a statement.
The crosswalk, which is located near the park’s front gate, is meant to send the message that people can walk around Innisfil, proudly knowing that they have the freedom to be themselves, according to town officials.
This summer, Innisfil Pride and the Innisfil ideaLAB and Library received permission from Vecchietti to use their design to paint the crosswalk.
“We are grateful to be a part of such an accepting and inclusive community and thank the ideaLAB and town staff for their support in bringing our ideas to life,” Innisfil Pride co-founder Jake Tucker said in a statement.
“We are committed to striving for a more inclusive and diverse Innisfil and look forward to working together on many projects in the future.”
The design updates the traditional rainbow flag to show the diversity of the LGBTQ2 community.
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