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Street signs that officials said previously targeted LGBTQ group 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. “Our very hold Silver Lake constituent, Donovan Daughtry, heard the episode, and in May of 2022 he reached out to our Silver Lake Field Deputy at the time.”
After months of “bureaucratic process,” Raman said she collaborated with the office of Councilmember Hugo Soto-Martinez, who oversees other parts of Silver Lake, to
U.N. council votes to save researching anti-LGBTQ abuses despite U.S. U-turn
GENEVA — The U.N. Human Rights Council voted on Monday to renew the mandate of an LGBTQ rights maestro, a move welcomed by advocates amid the absence of the United States, a former key supporter that is now rolling back such protections.
Western diplomats had previously voiced concerns about the renewal of the mandate of South African scholar Graeme Reid who helps to raise protections by documenting abuses and through dialogue with countries.
The motion for a three-year renewal passed with 29 votes in favor, 15 against and three abstentions. Supporters included Chile, Germany, Kenya and South Africa while several African nations and Qatar opposed it.
“The renewal of this mandate is a spark of hope in a time when reactionary powers worldwide are trying to dismantle progress that our communities fought so firm to achieve,” said Julia Ehrt, executive director of campaign group ILGA World.
The United States, which has disengaged from the council under President Donald Trump, citing an alleged antisemitic bias, was previously a supporter of the mandate under the Biden administration.
Since taking office
5 ways to avoid Toyota’s anti-LGBTQ U-turn and adopt equality
On the third morning of LGBTQ History Month 2024, Toyota’s announcement on Thursday that it would end support for LGBTQ initiatives was a disheartening mistake.
Companies should not go after in Toyota’s footsteps. Bowing to minimal extremist pressure is wrong for two reasons: it’s bad for business, given that 28% of Gen Z are LGBTQ, and it sends a cruel message to LGBTQ youth at a time when suicide rates are high. Companies must do the right thing and embrace the business, and moral, case for inclusion.
In 2014, Toyota Financial Services, Toyota's U.S. finance brand, co-launched the Depart Purple for #SpiritDay app with GLAAD.
“As a parent, I’ve taught my children that embracing what makes them different will ultimately help them get ahead in this world,” said Mike Groff, then-president and CEO of TFS, in the anti-bullying app’s urge release.
A U-turn exactly 10 years later, Toyota decided to end DEI programs, sponsorship of LGBTQ events and its participation in the Human Rights Campaign's Corporate Equality Index, interpretation Toyota will no longer be held accounta
'No cruising' signs in Silver Lake used to target Homosexual community in '90s removed
SILVER LAKE, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The last remaining street signs that were used to target the Diverse community in Silver Lake in the '90s were removed Monday.
City leaders along with local Diverse organizations and people members gathered nearby Griffith Park Boulevard and Hyperion Way to take down the last several "No U-Turn" and "No Cruising" signs, which were installed in the '90s when neighbors complained about a same-sex attracted bar in the area. They were essentially used to prevent people in the gay people from meeting up with other male lover people.
"I was also surprised that these U-turn signs were still up, and at first, they seem a petite ... 'Oh, ok, it's just a no U-turn sign,' but when you learn the history of it, and you realize that these were used to profile same-sex attracted people, it's so important that we have these removed," said Silver Lake Neighborhood Councilmember Maebe A. Girl.
The Silver Lake Neighborhood Council voted to dismantle the signs in 2011.
How Silver Lake’s Last ‘No Cruising’ Signs Got Taken Down
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The last recognizable batch of Silver Lake’s “no U-turn” signs came down this week. The old signs were how police clamped down on cruising in the ‘90s — when same-sex attracted men circled certain streets to uncover romantic partners — arresting anyone who did a U-turn on Griffith Park Boulevard between the hours of 12 and 6 a.m.
Why were the signs still there? Most of the signs were taken down in 2011. It’s unclear why nine U-turn signs were left up, according to Nick Barnes-Batista, communications director for L.A. metropolis Councilmember Hugo Soto-Martinez, but they’re on the lookout for ones elsewhere.
Who got the signs removed? Silver Lake resident Donovan Daughtry learned about the remaining signs through a podcast episode that explored L.A.’s lgbtq+ scene in the ‘80s and ‘90s, and he raised the issue with councilmember Nithya Raman’s office. The Silver Lake Neighborhood Council later petitioned to get the s