http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/eurovision-song-contest-host-vienna-launches-gay-themed-traffic-lights-n357606
MAINZ, Germany — Dozens of traffic lights in Vienna are being equipped with symbols representing loving gay couples holding hands.
A total of 49 intersections have received the temporary overhaul ahead of the flamboyant Eurovision Song Contest, which is due to be hosted in the Austrian capital on May 23.
"The campaign is mainly targeted at raising awareness for traffic safety," Andreas Baur, a spokesman for the city of Vienna, told NBC News. "But it is also pegged to the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest and the AIDS charity Lifeball in Vienna."
Eurovision is enormously popular among gay communities across Europe, not only because of bearded Austrian transgender artist Conchita Wurst's triumph at last year's event.
