It is also none of your business, except to illustrate that I am not trying to shame anyone for their private sexual fetishes and kinks. I won’t get into the wherefores and hows of my sex life, because frankly I don’t think it is very interesting to anyone outside me and my partners. I don’t think BDSM and kink should be included in Pride celebrations. But as a gay man who has enjoyed a bit of kinky play in his day (sorry, Mom), I think this time I do. In my line of work, I spend a lot of time debating which issues deserve my political capital and whether I have anything worthwhile to add to the conversation. As Wilson’s article shows, people have a lot of opinions about it. In some ways, I dread writing about this topic. For with all the rainbows and glitter and sparkle comes what HITC’s Shania Wilson today somewhat understatedly called our community’s “annual discourse” over whether kink - specifically BDSM - should be included in Pride celebrations. While Pride Month is undoubtedly exciting for gays like me - who doesn’t love a month-long celebration of a marginalized group overcoming adversity and oppression? - it is also exhausting. June is fast approaching, meaning soon it will be the gayest time of year.
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