Vienna is replacing the little figures in traffic lights with same-sex couples

[demmiblue]

Source: Mashable

Dozens of traffic lights in Vienna have been given a makeover ahead of this year's Eurovision Song Contest on May 23.

Pairs of red and green men and women are lighting up the city's streets in the weeks leading up to the annual singing event in the Austrian capital. Figures in Vienna's traffic lights have typically been just one man or a gender-neutral person.

The campaign is hoping to present Vienna as an open-minded city while improving traffic safety.

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Vienna is also hosting a Life Ball charity event to raise money for the fight against HIV and AIDS on May 16. A number of celebrities including Jean Paul Gaultier, Charlize Theron and Mary J. Blige are due to attend.

Read more: http://mashable.com/2015/05/12/vienna-traffic-lights/

[Jackpine Radical]

1. Ya gotta know this country is in a world of hurt

when Austria--AUSTRIA, fer Chrissake--is more gay-friendly than most states here.

[Buzz Clik]

2. What about man-on-dog traffic lights? Or man-on-turtle?