kink at pride discourse is always so fucking embarrassing like just say you haven’t gone

kink at pride discourse is just a reiteration of “fuck gay bars (which were never that sexual to begin with but whatever), we need gay bookstores and cafes” all over again.

we HAVE gay bookstores, they are failing because of capitalism and lack of support from the people who supposedly want them.

and we HAVE non-sexual, family safe areas at pride, they just fucking suck because they are TAKEN OVER BY CAPITALISM.

the most sexual things you will see at pride (outside of specifically marked 18+ marked events and spaces) is a man in leather harness in assless chaps… you see as much skin at a beach. your child will not give a single fuck and will think the puppy masks he MIGHT see are cute or weird.

but what you will see more of is people trying to sell you shit. fuck, at the vendors section radical groups and nonprofits can’t afford stalls to spread important information but netflix, budweiser, fucking 7/11, and MILITARY RECRUITERS can. it’s corporate overload where you’re more likely to see a straight person passing out coupons to get a pride shirt at target than you are to see anything even vaguely overtly sexual.

it’s so very clear that as you have NOT been to pride, you are just reiterating talking points you have picked up from conservatives and fucking radfems.

also… let me just say this… some parts of pride just straight up are not for kids. and that’s okay! pride is about sex workers fighting back against cops not all of that is child friendly. but these things are all extremely easy to avoid if you do not want to be around it!

the only thing hard to avoid might be alcohol and again!!! THAT’S CAPITALISM! that’s alcohol companies being able to afford floats and free samples while your local health org offering affordable access to PrEP can’t buy its way in

I needed to hear that frankly.