https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/03/29/three-charged-after-rainbow-crossing-defaced-in-gisborne/

They are calling this 'painting' of the street a hate crime. Three were charged after the rainbow crossing was defaced. But I wonder how many were charged when the road was defaced by the rainbow crossing?

Any symbolism that inflames tensions is by definition divisive, irrespective of your position on what that symbolism means. Divisive symbolism should not be publicly funded. That inclues crucifixes, 10-commandment tablets, stars of david, swastikas, rainbow pride flags, all of it. Not only is it a stupid use of public funds, it is inappropriate for public funds representating ALL OF US to be divered to support only SOME OF US. This crossing should be a black-and-white zebra crossing like all the other NZ crossings are.

Previously I complained to my representative about the Human Rights Commission adverting on their website using public funds submitted by all of us asking us to vote a particular way on an upcoming referendum. They were not even pretending to be neutral.

All that being said, I have no problem with rainbows or LGBT people. This is about how public funds need to be spent in neutral ways. What if all the tax money America collected went into the Joe Biden campaign? Something wrong with that, right? Same issue here.