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Pride events

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Sparklybutold · 19/01/2025 23:34

Posting for traffic - those who have attended one, what's been your experience? Can they ever be family friendly?

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Sparklybutold · 19/01/2025 23:49

Crinkle77 · 19/01/2025 23:39

What do you mean can they ever be family friendly? Lots of families attend Pride.

For me - people dressed in a highly sexualised manner, think bondage gear, stockings etc. fetishes that involve wearing animal suits, dog collars etc. Or drag artists who perform in a highly sexualised manner or perform acts based on degrading women.

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ComtesseDeSpair · 19/01/2025 23:40

Some can be. I wouldn’t take children to London Pride in Soho after the early bits because it turns into really just a big street party for people who like drinking and parties, gay or not, and can get very crowded and a bit wild. But I’d take them to the non-party events in a smaller town’s Pride calendar of festivities.

JHound · 19/01/2025 23:39

Sparklybutold · 19/01/2025 23:34

Posting for traffic - those who have attended one, what's been your experience? Can they ever be family friendly?

I have attended them and also was in the Sydney Mardi Gras parade. The parts and times I have attended were always super family friendly.

Crinkle77 · 19/01/2025 23:39

What do you mean can they ever be family friendly? Lots of families attend Pride.

Gogogo12345 · 19/01/2025 23:37

My 7 DGS really enjoyed the one in his local town last summer. What's not family ( kid friendly I assume) about them?