Vienna Debuts Same-Sex Crossing Signals

There’s a new way to cross the street in Vienna: Grab ahold of the nearest same-sex person, and walk with a magical heart floating above your heads.

That’s to take the city’s revamped traffic lights literally, at least. Dozens of signals now feature pairs of men or women enjoying loving strolls. They’re meant to herald next week’s Eurovision Song Contest, which Reuters describes as “one of the world's most popular kitsch cultural events.” But they also work as a fantastic troll of bigots, who must now use painful, circuitous routes to avoid obeying the gay lights.