LA City Council members have removed "No U-Turn" traffic signs in a gay neighborhood. They say the signs were homophobic.

[excalibur]

And we still haven't reached peak insanity.

But make no mistake, all this lunacy is being driven by Democrats.

 

[blackhawk]

 

[NewsVine_Mariyam]

And we still haven't reached peak insanity.

But make no mistake, all this lunacy is being driven by Democrats.

In what respect is a no U-Turn sign allegedly homophobic?

 

[The Duke]

In what respect is a no U-Turn sign allegedly homophobic?

I am wondering the same thing.

Personally I think "No U-Turn" signs ARE GAY!

 

[Invisibleflash]

And we still haven't reached peak insanity.

But make no mistake, all this lunacy is being driven by Democrats.

 

[Polishprince]

In what respect is a no U-Turn sign allegedly homophobic?

The U-Turn signs were put up to discourage homosexual "cruising" in the neighborhood, particularly late at night

 

[hjmick]

In what respect is a no U-Turn sign allegedly homophobic?

Street signs that officials said previously targeted LGBTQ community members were taken down from a Silver Lake neighborhood Monday.

The signs that read “No Cruising” and prohibited U-turns were installed in 1997 when neighbors complained about gay men hanging out and looking for dates in certain residential areas close to popular gay bars.

While the “No Cruising” signs were removed after the Silver Lake Neighborhood Council voted to dismantle them in 2011, some of the no U-turn signs remained.

Los Angeles City Councilmember Nithya Raman, whose district includes a portion of Silver Lake, said she learned about the remaining signs from a resident who listened to a podcast.

“The podcast mentioned that there had been “No Cruising” signs along Hyperion that had been removed in 2011, but that nine signs still remained on Griffith Park Boulevard,” Raman explained.

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The sign themselves are just sign. If one were so inclined, if one were intellectually curious, one could easily seek out information that goes beyond the OP and explains why the signs are coming down and why some consider them "homophobic."

As far as I know, signs and other inanimate objects can not, in and of themselves be homophobic. The people using to achieve a particular outcome, however, are a different story.

The signs were put up for homophobic reasons by people who themselves were/are homophobic, but the signs are just signs...

 

[Crepitus]

And we still haven't reached peak insanity.

But make no mistake, all this lunacy is being driven by Democrats.

That's not real.

 

[The Duke]

Street signs that officials said previously targeted LGBTQ community members were taken down from a Silver Lake neighborhood Monday.

The signs that read “No Cruising” and prohibited U-turns were installed in 1997 when neighbors complained about gay men hanging out and looking for dates in certain residential areas close to popular gay bars.

While the “No Cruising” signs were removed after the Silver Lake Neighborhood Council voted to dismantle them in 2011, some of the no U-turn signs remained.

Los Angeles City Councilmember Nithya Raman, whose district includes a portion of Silver Lake, said she learned about the remaining signs from a resident who listened to a podcast.

“The podcast mentioned that there had been “No Cruising” signs along Hyperion that had been removed in 2011, but that nine signs still remained on Griffith Park Boulevard,” Raman explained.

MSN

The sign themselves are just sign. If one were so inclined, if one were intellectually curious, one could easily seek out information that goes beyond the OP and explains why the signs are coming down and why some consider them "homophobic."

As far as I know, signs and other inanimate objects can not, in and of themselves be homophobic. The people using to achieve a particular outcome, however, are a different story.

The signs were put up for homophobic reasons by people who themselves were/are homophobic, but the signs are just signs...

Well.. I still think "No U-Turn" signs are gay.

 

[The Duke]

That's not real.

It is, and you're fucking stupid.

 

[hjmick]

Well.. I still think "No U-Turn" signs are gay.

They're definitely inconvenient...

 

[ThisIsMe]

And we still haven't reached peak insanity.

But make no mistake, all this lunacy is being driven by Democrats.

There’s a gay neighborhood? Like the whole neighborhood??

 

[ThisIsMe]

In what respect is a no U-Turn sign allegedly homophobic?

yeah, I’m trying to figure it out.

 

[The Duke]

There’s a gay neighborhood? Like the whole neighborhood??

I'm sure there is. There's one here, too.

 

[The Duke]

yeah, I’m trying to figure it out.

Watch the video, it explains it.

 

[NewsVine_Mariyam]

There’s a gay neighborhood? Like the whole neighborhood??

You mean like West Hollywood?!?

 

[ThisIsMe]

I'm sure there is. There's one here, too.

Logistically, how does that happen? For there to be a “gay neighborhood”, that would have to take some planning and intent…

 

[ThisIsMe]

You mean like West Hollywood?!?

Don’t know, is West Hollywood all gay?

I’m not suggesting there’s an issue with a gay neighborhood, just that, for that to happen, would have had to be intentional is all.

 

[The Duke]

Logistically, how does that happen? For there to be a “gay neighborhood”, that would have to take some planning and intent…

Ahh..nah. They all run in the same circles n stuff. Something becomes available, they put it out in the circle..

One of them buys the place..and it continues. I've worked for a lot of them.

 

[hjmick]

That's not real.

Yeah, it is...