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2024-06-15 10:37:51 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: A015CED135A72CD33C71E3A3C025973B729893671163154CD22534AC588A19FF
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The signs were put up to prevent members of the LGBTQ+ community from cruising in the area in 1997, after neighbors complained about gay men hanging out and looking for dates in certain residential areas close to popular gay bars. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-06-12/silver-lake-retires-their-remaining-anti-gay-cruising-signs https://www.dailynews.com/2024/06/10/anti-gay-no-u-turn-signs-come-down-in-las-lgbtq-friendly-silver-lake/ https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/silver-lake-remove-no-u-turn-signs/3433130/
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