Kink at Pride makes people uncomfortable and makes the event less accessible, when accessibility should be a priority. Keep less family-friendly stuff to the many, many afterparties and adjacent, private venues every Pride has The fact that this is controversial is insane to me

If you want something more spicy, there are a *billion* places for that. Afterparties, separate areas, Pride club events, even entire separate organized marches, etc. etc. I am asking for ONE widely-accessible event.

People claiming Pride always has to be some big antagonistic inaccessible riot are actively fighting against the normalization of queer people by fetishizing the aesthetic of their oppression. You guys are tools of the establishment lmao

Don't say you don't want Pride to evolve unless you're also willing to keep the public's acceptance of Pride from evolving

@VaushV Legit you are just wrong here.

@DFellwing oh yeah?

@VaushV If you're not LGBTQ+ this isn't your lane and wanting a different celebration then don't attend. Let people be happy and enjoy their time without agitation. Can they do that? We've got one life let people enjoy it.

@VaushV Pride can "evolve" and become a cute block party once we have equal rights across the globe. Until then: pride is us not being quiet. Pride is us wanting rights. Many pride parades across the globe are still attacked by police.

@VaushV It seems so incredibly reasonable I really don't get why people are getting mad about it.

@VaushV Pride shouldn't be a family friendly street festival. It should be a political parade that fights for the rights of queer people and against discrimination in society. It should be a transgression of societal norms.

@VaushV "pride should be uncontroversial" no! fuck no! what the hell fuck no!!!

@VaushV This is ignorant of the history of Pride. A huge element of the founding of Pride was a rebellion against the notion that the queer community should fit into society at larger and smooth out its edges (said sanitization). Assimilation to v. Resistance of norms is built in.

@VaushV If you think that Pride should be a friendly party, then you missed what the whole damn point of it has always been.

@VaushV "Pride should be Queer-Friendly" I'm. Bro. Pride is *our thing.* It shouldn't have to be 'queer-friendly' when it already belongs to us. What you're proposing is a straight allies event, and frankly fuck that noise.

@VaushV abolishing kink =/= accessibility unless you truly believe its wrong for kids to see people in harnesses and if you do think this then I ask: do you also consider revealing costumes taboo when worn in TV ads or, like, superbowl halftime shows rather than by gay people at a parade

@VaushV What do you think accessibility is lol

@VaushV That sounds like a pretty boring pride for people who are already accepted by the mainstream. Neither fun nor politically useful.

@VaushV "As an 'ally' I want a friendly block party where I can drink my rainbow absolute and be entertained by silly drag queens. My comfort and entertainment are the terms of my allyship. Don't ask me to make myself uncomfortable for some kind of politics or something.' 😜😜