transcoranic:

transcoranic:

1. yes, there is such thing as ‘too explicit for a pride parade’ and 

2. there should absolutely be non-sexual pride events and spaces for people who don’t want to see sexual stuff and/or naked bodies for any reason but

3. don’t let your opinions about what is or isn’t too explicit cross over into “what about the children we can’t expose children to evil degenerate sex” because that, my friend, is dangerous territory

This got more notes than I expected so I’d like to reiterate that I emphatically support the sexuality of Pride and that Pride has always been in part a celebration of queer sexuality. Removing the celebration of queer sex and sexuality from Pride is exactly what homophobes want. 

That doesn’t mean that there shouldn’t be sex-free nudity-free whatever-free spaces, just that for every space that’s designed for people who don’t want to see it there should be a space for people who do, a demographic that does and should include teens. “What about the children” is homophobic rhetoric, even if you’re using the word ‘minors’ as your buzzword substitution. 

Not to mention that removing the sexuality from pride, yes including the kink people (who keep it much classier than any het anyway), is straight-up dangerous for anyone who doesn’t have other access to models of healthy queer sexuality and might end up using porn or fetishy depictions of sexuality as their model instead (because god knows a lot of people work very hard to hide and age-restrict any depiction of healthy queer relationships and sexuality) 

Are there boundaries that should exist? Definitely. Stuff like “no sexual harassment” comes to mind. Should safe spaces for people who Don’t Want To See It exist? Of course. Should those boundaries and safe spaces entail removing the sexuality from Pride and “what about the children minors” scaremongering? Hell fucking no.

I’m not going to tell you what to think. You have every right to form your own opinion on this issue. I do want to say that this is the person who you’re reblogging this post from and if that bothers you you can choose to not reblog it. 

Oh, and if you want sex-free or ‘I don’t consent to see your naked body’ spaces to exist? Advocate for them! Get in touch with your local Pride organization! Take your tumblr post and copy-paste it into an email if you have to but translate that passion into real world action and you can make a big difference in the world