• Alexxxolotl@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    Hold on. Apologies for being out of the loop, but do people really bring sexual fetish stuff to a pride parade?

    And if so, what does that have to do with LGBTQ+?

    • Shapillon@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Imho there are two angles to this question:

      • First, queer folks are more likely to be kinky. Since they had to figure out what clicks for them at least once, they tend to do it on multiple aspects of their identities.
      • Secondly - and this one is more of a personal standpoint - I’d argue that kinks fall under the wider umbrella of queerness or GRSM (Gender Relational and Sexual Minorities which I find way better than an enumeration acronym).

      I’d also advocate for including neurodivergences under the queer brand too for instance.

      • chumbalumber@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        1 year ago

        Also don’t forget the historic aspect – when queerness was viewed as sexually deviant and perverted, it was the kink community that stood by us. Just because we’ve evolved to be socially acceptable doesn’t mean we should leave everyone else behind