Vienna traffic signals go red and green, gay and straight

Seattle PI ^ | 05/12/015 | GEORGE JAHN,

[aimhigh]

Some Vienna pedestrian traffic lights are suddenly not only red or green. They're also gay or straight.

And Austria's right-wing Freedom Party is livid.

Over the past few days, the city started setting up lights at pedestrian crossings that show pairs of figures instead of the usual stick men. Some depict a man and a woman. Others, two women. Still others, two men. All couples are complete with hearts.

[aimhigh]

A friend once talked about the pendulum of social values, saying culture swings left and then right. I think the pendulum broke off.

[Dilbert San Diego]

So now we have to push homosexuality throuh traffic lights??? Really???

[mbarker12474]

It's all love.

[Shadow44]

What a waste of money.

The people responsible should be flogged.

[Red Badger]

[GreyFriar]

At first I thought this was in Vienna, Virgina. But I’m not worrying it will probably come to a Virginia or Maryland suburb soon enough. Probably Takoma Park, MD first.

[Cementjungle]

Do you have to wait for it to show a normal couple before you can pass?

[Iron Munro]

[Rennes Templar]

I had occasion to surf the network TV stations Sunday. There was continual reference to gays, no matter what type of show...news, game, entertainment.

[polymuser]

Ahh, those darling first words from your precious little girl or boy... “Mommy, am I queer?”