The Silver Lake community in Los Angeles removed one of its last U-turn signs this week, citing its history of targeting LGBTQ+ people. Eliminating the signs was one of the city’s activities to celebrate Pride Month.  “No U-Turn” and “No Cruising” signs were installed in Silver Lake in 1997 in response to complaints of gay men who lurked around gay bars for intimacy. The neighborhood council voted to remove the “No Cruising” signs in 2011, although some U-turn signs remained.  A petition by the council stated that the signs “represent an era of anti-LGBTQIA+ sentiments, and do not reflect the current values of our neighborhood.” The group also requested that the signs be donated to the ONE Archives at the University of Southern California libraries, one of the largest repositories of LGBTQ+ materials in the world.  “When you learn the history of it, and you realize that these were used to profile gay people, it’s so important that we have these removed,” Maebe A. Girl, Silver Lake Neighborhood Councilmember, said.  LA City just took down a couple “no U-turn” traffic signs in Silver Lake, California because the signs are anti-LGBTQ. You literally can’t make this up. Beyond parody. pic.twitter.com/5EaukBlCIi — Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) June 14, 2024 The post U-turn Signs Removed For Targeting LGBTQ+ Community appeared first on The American Spectator | USA News and Politics.