{"id":28981,"date":"2022-02-08T17:28:09","date_gmt":"2022-02-08T17:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/?p=28981"},"modified":"2022-02-17T19:46:02","modified_gmt":"2022-02-17T19:46:02","slug":"new-lgbt-artwork-on-castle-street-cost-cardiff-council-15000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/new-lgbt-artwork-on-castle-street-cost-cardiff-council-15000\/","title":{"rendered":"LGBT+ artwork on Castle Street cost Cardiff Council \u00a315,000"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A new LGBT+ artwork painted on the road outside Cardiff Castle cost Cardiff Council \u00a315,000.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The council painted four versions of the progressive pride flag overnight to celebrate LGBT+ History Month &#8211; in what is also the 50<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary of the UK\u2019S first Pride March in 1972.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The artwork, based on the traditional Pride rainbow flag, includes black, brown, pink, blue and white strips to represent transgender and LGBT+ communities of colour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pride Cymru\u2019s Dan Walsh praised the project, saying it \u201creally shows the council commitment to diversion and inclusion in our city\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Labour councillor Ashley Lister says the display &#8220;is about making that visual representation\u201d but he admits that \u201cthere is no idea or belief from the council that this is suddenly going to tackle homophobia and stop the abuse and violence that some in our communities face\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, Dafydd Orritt, a member of the LGBT+ community, believes the \u00a315,000 could have been better spent on more proactive measures. 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