CROSSING THE CROSSING

  

What better way of celebrating International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia than by painting a pedestrian crossing blue, white and pink?  

Councillor Jake Short, lead member for Equalities, said: ‘I’m delighted to see this celebration of the richness and diversity that our transgender community brings to Sutton.  Our hope is that this trans crossing will pave the way for more trans crossings around the UK which in turn would lead to more inclusivity in our society at large.’  Pave the way – you see what he did there.

In fact Sutton already had a Rainbow Crossing in St Nicholas Way:

 

There are a few of them around the place – this one’s in Nottingham:

        Gotta say all those crossing look a bit straight.

        I don’t know much about Sutton but I do know that the Rolling Stones were ‘spotted’ 

there by the legendary Giorgio Gomelsky.  Yes, they walked diversely:

And I know that Sutton was the birthplace or temporary home of Sally Bercow, Joan Armatrading, Noel Coward and Quentin Crisp.  What a rainbow of talent!

I haven’t been able to find a photograph of Quentin Crisp crossing the road, in Sutton or anywhere else, but I dare say he didn’t need a special crossing – he took a rainbow with him everywhere he went. 

 

 

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