Pink Dolphin Monument, LGBT sculpture at R.A. Apffel Park, East Beach, Galveston Island, US
The Pink Dolphin Monument features a sandstone sculpture of a dolphin measuring 36 inches wide, standing on a five-foot pedestal at East Beach.
Inaugurated in 2014, this monument became the first public installation dedicated to gender and sexual minorities in the southern United States.
The sculpture references the Pink Dolphin Tavern in Galveston and serves as a symbol for the Pink Posse, a local gender and sexual minority group.
The monument stands in R.A. Apffel Park, where visitors can read the accompanying poem and observe the statue against the Gulf of Mexico backdrop.
Artist Joe Joe Orangias carved 243 triangle-shaped chips from the original sandstone boulder and buried them across Galveston Island as additional memorials.
Location: Galveston Island
Website: http://pinkdolphinmonument.com
GPS coordinates: 29.33020,-94.73510
Latest update: March 14, 2025 00:14
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