Woke extremists are celebrating after “homophobic” street signs were removed from a Los Angeles neighborhood.
And by “homophobic street signs,” I mean “street signs.”
The signs in Silver Lake were apparently put up in the 1990s to prevent gay men from hanging around a residential area following complaints from residents. They included “No Cruising” and “No U-Turns” signs which would somehow prevent homosexuals from hooking up.
Some of the “No Cruising” signs were removed in 2011, according to NBC Los Angeles. However, after Los Angeles City Councilmember Nithya Raman heard about the signs on a podcast, she collaborated with fellow Councilmember Hugo Soto-Martinez to remove the remainder in a “bureaucratic process” which is reported to have taken months.
“Here in Silver Lake, cruising, of course, meant something very different. It meant an opportunity for the LGBT community to try to find human connection and intimacy and to be able to express themselves in a society at the time that was not very welcoming to the LGBT community,” Soto-Martinez said.
Another Silver Lake councilmember, who goes by the name “Maebe A. Girl”, expressed surprise that the signs had not been removed despite “the history of it”.
This major step towards greater tolerance and respect for one another (just kidding) sparked widespread ridicule from users on the social media platform X.
It’s unclear how lifting a ban on U-turns will improve the lives of the local gay community, but campaigners can finally relax now that Los Angeles is a safer place.
Some also raised the question as to what would happen if the change in traffic regulations caused more accidents in the area.
Which traffic signs, if any, do you believe infringe on your civil liberties? Let us know in the comments below.
