LA takes down 'No U-Turn' signs over 'homophobia'
- Signs targeting the LGBT community in Silver Lake, placed in 1997, were aimed at curbing cruising and U-turns, used by gay men for socializing and drugs.
- The Silver Lake Neighborhood Council voted in 2011 to remove the 'No Cruising' signs first set up in 1997.
- City Councilmember Nithya Raman removed the signs after discovering their history through a constituent's podcast reference, following a lengthy bureaucratic process.
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Los Angeles officials celebrate removal of 'No U-turn' signs they call 'remnants' of neighborhood's homophobia from the 90s
Los Angeles officials applauded the decision to do away with street signs that they say were remnants of bigotry and discrimination against the gay community in the nineties. City officials had set up signs in 1997 against cruising and U-turns in the Silver Lake neighborhood of L.A. after residents complained about gay men cruising for romantic partners near some popular gay bars. 'An opportunity for the LGBT community to try to find human conne…
LA City Council Removes U-Turn Signs In Gay Neighborhood Because They Are "Homophobic"
LA City Council Removes U-Turn Signs In Gay Neighborhood Because They Are "Homophobic" Another bizarre virtue signal just in time for pride month. Street signs that LA officials said previously targeted LGBT community members were taken down from a Silver Lake neighborhood this week. The signs that read “No Cruising” and prohibited U-turns were installed in 1997 when neighbors allegedly complained about gay men stalking back and forth in vehic…
L.A. Removes 'No U-Turn' Signs Because They Are Homophobic
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