LOS ANGELES, CA- In 1997 “No U-Turn” and “No Cruising” signs were installed in the Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles. Now, they are coming down.
Hugo Soto-Martinez, a councilmember on the Los Angeles City Council, announced the removal of the signs on Tuesday, claiming that they target members of the LGBT community, according to NBC Montana.
The LA Times reported that gay men would use cruising to connect with one another, flirt, and take party drugs. The "no U-turn" signs were allegedly installed as a way to stop this "cruising," making it so that no vehicle could pass through the same spot twice within a six-hour period.
Soto-Martinez took to social media saying, “this type of homophobia persisted in Silver Lake 30 years after the Black Cat protests, and the physical remnants of that bigotry remained on our streets until yesterday, when we joined @nithyavraman to finally take the signs down!”
He also posted video of himself and Maebe A. Girl, a Silver Lake Neighborhood Councilwoman, removing the signs.
Girl took to social media herself, saying that she is pleased that the signs are down. “Silver Lake and Los Angeles will continue to be havens for LGBTQIA+ people. No hate tolerated in this town,” she stated.
All of this seems to be a politically charged PR stunt motivated by the alphabet community that is so incredibly disparaged. And Aaron Reveles, a socialist congressional candidate, seems to agree. He criticized the removal, calling it “performative.”
Traffic signs are now discriminatory ladies and gentlemen! Dare we ask what’s next? It assuredly will not be long before we are shaking our heads again in disbelief as common sense is hijacked in the name of equality.
Hugo Soto-Martinez, a councilmember on the Los Angeles City Council, announced the removal of the signs on Tuesday, claiming that they target members of the LGBT community, according to NBC Montana.
The LA Times reported that gay men would use cruising to connect with one another, flirt, and take party drugs. The "no U-turn" signs were allegedly installed as a way to stop this "cruising," making it so that no vehicle could pass through the same spot twice within a six-hour period.
Soto-Martinez took to social media saying, “this type of homophobia persisted in Silver Lake 30 years after the Black Cat protests, and the physical remnants of that bigotry remained on our streets until yesterday, when we joined @nithyavraman to finally take the signs down!”
He also posted video of himself and Maebe A. Girl, a Silver Lake Neighborhood Councilwoman, removing the signs.
Girl took to social media herself, saying that she is pleased that the signs are down. “Silver Lake and Los Angeles will continue to be havens for LGBTQIA+ people. No hate tolerated in this town,” she stated.
All of this seems to be a politically charged PR stunt motivated by the alphabet community that is so incredibly disparaged. And Aaron Reveles, a socialist congressional candidate, seems to agree. He criticized the removal, calling it “performative.”
Traffic signs are now discriminatory ladies and gentlemen! Dare we ask what’s next? It assuredly will not be long before we are shaking our heads again in disbelief as common sense is hijacked in the name of equality.
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Comments
2024-06-18T10:23-0400 | Comment by: Brett
Stupidity at its best from the peoples republic of kalifornia
2024-06-18T10:30-0400 | Comment by: thomas
LOLOLOL So funny these morons
2024-06-18T10:46-0400 | Comment by: Steve
WTF?
2024-06-18T14:57-0400 | Comment by: Mortimer
And the leftist INSANITY goes on and on and on!!
2024-06-18T16:05-0400 | Comment by: Ralph
Please make certain to cater to the foolish populous. By all means do not hurt the feelings of a bunch of disgusting direct abominations of God.
2024-06-18T16:10-0400 | Comment by: Ralph
You mean to tell me my comment gets blocked because I use a word that means ODD. You folks evidently need to refresh your memory of the English language.
2024-06-18T17:15-0400 | Comment by: Bruce
Silver Lake was part of my beat in the 70s. Nice quiet older area with large houses. Minimal crime. But this? Does this mean that “no cruising” signs will come down all over L.A.? Seems only fair.
2024-06-18T18:42-0400 | Comment by: Gordon
And in other news, local businesses with "NO BACKDOOR ACCESS" Signs were forced to remove them...
2024-06-18T22:02-0400 | Comment by: gracey
yes, everything triggers the mentally ill.
2024-06-19T03:08-0400 | Comment by: Charli
Just the latest unraveling of a once great state, no wonder AI is taking over. sigh
2024-06-19T07:40-0400 | Comment by: Jack
When will the insanity end? Come on people were being played for fools by the circus clowns
2024-06-19T08:01-0400 | Comment by: DS
I wonder where these SINNERS will hide when CHINA and RUSSIA take over?
2024-06-19T18:08-0400 | Comment by: Laurence
Every time I write a frank comment this website blocks it!! This situation about the signs is nonsense.