The Neighborhood Council in L.A.’s Silver Lake district voted unanimously to remove “No Cruising” signs along Griffith Park Boulevard and Hyperion Avenue they say were products of a bygone era, The Eastsider LA reports:

“Cruising,” in this case, has been the euphemistic term for searching for sex partners. The signs were installed in 1997 following many years of complaints of gay men cruising for sex near popular bars. The signs, having long outlived their intended use, are now “an embarrassment,” as one community member put it. “They stigmatize the neighborhood,” noted board member Michael Masterson. The board voted unanimously in favor of removing the signs.

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