Homophobic sign hung above M1 at Logan
A graphic homophobic sign hung above three northbound lanes of the M1 through Springwood on Tuesday took aim at the media, government and the LGBTI community.
The sign was hung over the side of the Watland Street overpass and featured hand-drawn images of both male and female reproductive organs, telling passing motorists to "wake up".
A picture of the sign was posted to a Facebook page and attracted comments and jokes about the "childish illustrations".
"Ashamed this is Brisbane," one person wrote.
"Is that meant to be two vaginas touching? I do not think they have ever actually seen a vagina," another commenter wrote.
"What a waste of a couple of nice white bed sheets. And....a life drawing art class - cause honey....they don't look like that," said another Facebook user.
In one comment on the post, the page administrator said the sign has since been taken down.
LGBTI Legal Service president Matilda Alexander said far-right groups had been given a platform for their messages of hate and vilification by the same-sex marriage survey.
“This is a public act that exposes people to a form of homophobia that we hadn’t seen before the vote,” she said.
“We are just seeing so much unlawful hate-speech being directed at gay and lesbian people throughout Australia.”
The legal service established the Like Love project to address vilification during the Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey period.
They plan to present similar cases as part of a complaint to the Anti-Discrimination Commission at the end of the campaign period.
The Department of Transport and Main Roads was contacted for comment.
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