LGBTQ+ rainbow zebra crossing bid for ‘Plymouth’s Gay Village’ – Plymouth Live
An exciting rainbow zebra crossing could be installed in Plymouth’s emerging ‘Gay Village’ in Brentonside.
A Facebook group called Plymouth’s Gay Village has said that it is ‘in talks’ with the council to ask for a rainbow zebra crossing in the city.
And one person suggested that the colourful installation should be put outside the newest venue in the area: OMG Plymouth.
OMG Plymouth announced earlier this month the exciting news that they would be moving into what was Hanging Gardens in Bretonside.
And they’re not wasting time – the new, bright pink OMG sign has already been put up in pride of place at the new venue, a stone’s throw from Gossip and The Swallow.
Mathew Causon, owner of the OMG chain of LGBT+ bars, said they have teamed up with Peter Brown, former owner of The Quay Club “to bring it back to life in its old home”.
He said: “This is some really some exciting news for Plymouth. We are moving around the corner next to the other LGBT+ venues, finally giving Plymouth its own Gay Village which a lot of other cities have.
“Not only that, we have teamed up with the old owner of The Quay Club to bring it back to life in its old home, where OMG has moved from. This was a famous club in its day and still is embedded deep in the hearts of the Plymouth community.”
PlymouthLive has contacted Plymouth City Council for more information.
This isn’t the first time a project like this has been attempted in the region.
In 2018 The Totnes Rainbow Crossing Action Group had been working on establishing a permanent rainbow crossing following the success of the temporary crossing set up for the town’s pride event in 2014.
The South Hams Highways and Traffic Orders Committee in 2017 had welcomed the suggestion for colour enhancement to be added one or two crossings in Totnes and for a further report on specific plans and location to be brought forward to a future meeting.
But a meeting saw officers and councillors agree that a rainbow crossing on the highway itself was not something they could support – you can read more here.