Kink at Pride

Kink at Pride

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May 18, 2026 · 1h 19m

About this episode

Hannah and Maia discuss the debate over the presence of kink at pride events and explore the implications of this discussion within the LGBTQ+ community.

Every year around June a debate emerges on Twitter that provokes the entire internet into a collective groan: Should kink be allowed at pride? Those who want to ban kink from the events seem well intentioned enough. But as young queer folks denounce the presence of leather, whips, and bondage at this so-called family friendly event by asking “why gay men feel comfortable being naked around children,” one can’t help but smell whiffs of Anita Bryant. In this episode, Hannah and Maia unpack both sides of the debate, and ask what, or better yet who, pride is for. Is it an act of protest? Commemoration? Or showing all the work you’ve done to the mommy and daddy that is heterosexual society? Are the people complaining on Twitter boots on the ground? Or rather, are they leather boots on the ground? Boots down. Tangent includes: America’s next top model documentary and Tyra banks as sadist. Support us on Patreon and get juicy bonus content: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/rehashpodcast⁠ Intro and outro song by our talented friend Ian Mills: ⁠https://linktr.ee/ianmillsmusic Our Sponsors: * Check out Quince and use my code quince.com/rehash for a great deal: https://www.quince.com * Check out…

People in this episode

Hosts: Hannah, Maia

Topics covered

  • kink at pride
  • LGBTQ+ rights
  • social debates
  • family-friendly events
  • protest and commemoration
  • queer culture

Keywords

  • kink
  • pride
  • LGBTQ+
  • social media
  • Anita Bryant
  • protest
  • family-friendly
  • queer
  • Tyra Banks

Sponsors

Quince, Ruggable

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Anita Bryant, America’s Next Top Model

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