Is Pride exempt from public indecency rules?

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DD (aged 14) went into London today with a friend she is staying with. I can only assume friend’s parents didn’t realise it was pride weekend and we don’t live anywhere near London so had no idea.

Aside from the fact that it was a complete ballache getting back out because tube stations were closed, DD said she was shocked at some of the things she saw in terms of arses on display with men just wearing “thongs”.

How is it OK to have such sexualised stuff going on in view of young kids?

When did kink and gay pride become synonymous? I'm sorry you had that experience that's horrible. Kink is not what pride is about.

Yet kink is the most obvious thing about these parades.

So how far does your acceptance go exactly? Do you have any boundaries for minority groups ? Because you seem to have a lot for the majority? Or does your tolerance and acceptance only work one way ?

You sound just like the woman who said that the 9 yr old girl should ‘just look away’ when confronted by the erect penis of a trans identifying male (who turned out to be a convicted sex offender) in the naked women’s sauna.

So you think that we all should see people’s fetish gear on the high street? How kind of you.

Yes. That exactly the same thing. Christ. You're disgusting to even suggest that.

That’s what women and children need to do. Look the other way, walk the other way. You’re a homophobe if you challenge this behaviour.

Gay people are the majority group? Since when?

What are your thoughts about all the men who go around bare chested as soon as the sun comes out.

Sadly, they are the special caste and apparently exempt from the normal rules.

But why shouldn't parents be able to take their children to Pride? It's a day-time event. Gay under-18s and children of same-sex parents should be just as welcome there as adults.

I think a gay man might disagree with you there... 😅

I think some people are either incredibly naive, or just want to be seen as totally cool and liberal and forget about safeguarding as long as no one can accuse them of being a bigot.

Another ridiculous statement that has nothing to do with this discussion.

Sexualised behaviour in public is not appropriate. Sex is great, but it belongs in private, not in public spaces in the middle of the day.

1978

This is a photo from Pride in 1978

Leather and thongs have been part of Pride for as long as there's been Pride

Sorry you felt forced to share that story 😥. What a horrible experience for you. I hope life is treating you well.

People like that poster will only ever defend the loudest coolest cause. Everyone else becomes cannon fodder.

Let's hope we don't break out into a war. That poster will be cowering behind all her chap wearing blue haired non binaries whilst they'll be running over her to get away and suit themselves.

Making the argument that pride has always been about fetishes isn’t quite the flex you think it is.

Straight men like arses too

Doesn't make them sexual

I mean if they are used in a sexual act, then yes, yes, it does.

What do you mean "to be fair to what I said"? I'm not sure that even makes sense, but OP wasn't being "unfair" to what you said.

There was no need to come back to defend/repeat yourself. You had your say and insulted the OP - just leave it there.

I'm just refuting the argument that it's something new

But it's also obvious there is an undercurrent of homophobia even if people are acting like there isn't

What the actual....so gay people are cowards now as well as everything else they've been accused of on this thread.?!? I despair.

Yup

Two tier system as I said up thread.

More and more people now belong to the "special group". And it's straight white women behind them with their placards. It's all very clever really. And it's worked.