Traffic signs around Trafalgar Square were changed June 2016 leading up to Pride to include gay, lesbian, trans, and straight symbols.

Mr Smith, of Preston, Lancashire, said: “When the light went green I saw the two female symbols and I thought, ‘Oh right, so my missus can cross with my little girl but what do me and the boy do?’” From Gay traffic lights leave pedestrians in Trafalgar Square BAFFLED by David Pilditch

An alternative title for the article “Heterosexuals completely entrenched in gender roles, lack critical thinking skills” was discussed but ultimately deemed “too on the nose”.

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