CATHEDRAL CITY, CA - A rainbow flag crosswalk will be unveiled Friday in downtown Cathedral City, a week before the start of the city's LGBT Days weekend festival.

The crosswalk with the six colored stripes at East Palm Canyon Drive and West Buddy Rogers Avenue near the Bell Tower in downtown Cathedral City will be unveiled at 10 a.m. Friday.

The crosswalk's location is temporary, but a permanent rainbow crossing spot will be determined later, establishing what is "an important step to recognize the historic progress in the civil rights movement,'' said Chris

Parman, the city's communications and events manager.