Vienna debuts same-sex pedestrian crossing signals

Vienna debuts same-sex pedestrian crossing signals
(Image credit: DIETER NAGL/AFP/Getty Images)

In addition to telling pedestrians when to walk, dozens of Vienna's traffic lights now promote a message of love and tolerance after being programmed to display same-sex couples instead of the traditional stop and go icons.

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Jon Terbush

Jon Terbush is an associate editor at TheWeek.com covering politics, sports, and other things he finds interesting. He has previously written for Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, and Business Insider.