The Kink and Fetish Sex Festival was held in San Francisco on Sunday, despite the spread of the monkeypox virus among gay men. Organizers said they have taken precautions such as placing the stands three meters apart and requiring coronavirus and monkeypox vaccination cards to enter the venues.
“What used to be considered public engagement is no longer something that doesn’t interact with one another,” Angel Adeyoha, executive director of the group Folsom Street, which hosted the Up Your Alley event, said in an interview. San Francisco Chronicle notice. “We’re trying to keep people from hugging each other.”
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[The event] then it still didn’t fit on the main stage. Police estimated the total crowd to be 7,000 per day, compared to a more typical year of around 10,000. Police estimate that activity peaked between 2,000 and 3,000 around 4:00 PM.
The city declared a monkeypox public health emergency a few days before the Dore Alley Fair. COVID-19 testing is offered by the Ministry of Health. There were no tests for monkeypox and you needed to find a leaflet with preventive information about the virus.
Authorities said only professional fetishists hired would engage in sadomasochistic activities.
“We talk like a veteran of the HIV wars, we don’t preach. We provide information,” said Cal Callahan, the city’s official skin culture and LGBTQ district manager. chronic notice.
“With so many people out there, everybody wants to row,” said Big Daddy Larry Rich, CEO of Bare Chest Calendar. “If it doesn’t come down, people want to spin it again. San Francisco is a crooked city and this fair is our dirty little secret.”
Source: Breitbart
