There are a lot of gay forumers on SSP actually. It's why when it was mentioned in one thread, I think in the Current Events section of the forum, that only 2% of the US population is gay that I was kind of shocked the number is so small.
Anyway, I sort of agree with austlar1. I don't mind the crosswalks one bit, but I get what he's saying about how designations can sometimes make it seem that we're deciding to set aside a space for a certain segment of the population to enjoy and to either keep that segment confined to that space, or to keep others out. I would rather have it be that we're encouraged to get along by seeing how someone else lives. Besides, it's not like there's any secret that the warehouse district has traditionally been Austin's gay bar district. I guess it'll help the out-of-towners, though. I like the plaque idea, too, mostly because I'm a history nerd.
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