They wear pup hoods and rubber bodices, they dress in studded codpieces and leather harnesses, they sport floggers, handcuffs, and nipple clamps ( lesbiansofpower, 2021 stellar_seabass, 2021). Moreover, those queer people who do display kink at Pride expose vulnerable people to harmful symbols and acts. First, they aren’t actually LGBTQ: kink is also practiced by straight people ( Baker-Jordan, 2021). Kink, leather, and BDSM do not belong at Pride. A 1976 guideline on sexism (adopted also by succeeding committees) resolved that “dressing in drag on the part of either sex is not sexist of itself” and is offensive only if it “demeans women or is degrading to Gay men.” Many subcommittee members see a parallel between this latest controversy and another of several years’ standing involving men in female attire (“drag”). However, a majority of the GFDC had decided that the “freedom” theme itself requires that people be allowed the attire of their choice. The 19 events in San Francisco attracted 250,000 to 300,000 people and received national publicity. Thus, they proposed a ban on leather and chains for this year’s celebration. Some “S&M” entries had immediately followed Women Opposed to Violence and Pornography in the Media.īondage symbolism, objectors this year contend, provides not only sensation for non-Gay media coverage, but also emits a message contrary to the freedom theme of Gay Pride Week. Several of the core of 60 people who have participated in this year’s planning meetings had objected to a 1978 “parade” occurrence. The 1979 Gay Freedom Day Committee will apparently take the advice of its March Subcommittee and not attempt to bar persons who appear in chains, leather and other bondage symbolism in the eighth annual parade on June 24.
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