LGBT+ Pedestrian Signals, Trafalgar Square
Fifty green men, replaced overnight
Overnight on 19 June 2016, Siemens replaced the green men on about fifty pedestrian signals on the roads around this square, free of charge, in time for Pride in London. Seven designs went up, among them same-sex couples holding hands and the transgender symbol. Sadiq Khan, newly elected as Mayor, said that “one of the greatest things about this city is our differences and every Londoner should be proud of who they are.” They had been installed as a gesture for a single Pride weekend. In October the same year Transport for London confirmed they would stay. Ten years on, they are still crossing people over the roads around Trafalgar Square.