For many Angelenos, the road signs in Silver Lake forbidding U-turns from midnight to 6 a.m. were a symbol of the city's arbitrary traffic rules, but for the LGBTQ community, they represented a painful past of targeting queer spaces.
The removal of the signs, initially put up in 1997 due to complaints about gay men seeking partners, marks a significant moment after years of activism against discriminatory policing and entrapment accusations.
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