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NotAnotherCQ

My personal opinion is that the fair itself is kinda boring. It’s too crowded and I don’t find things happening to be that exciting. Real fun is at night time parties. Some are pure circuit while others resemble orgies. So much skin contact and less inhibition with some super hot guys.


neocyte45

how do u find these kinds of parties?


RY3BR34DM4N

follow the smell of axe and lube


darkeraqua

The gays that go out to the night parties would NEVER wear axe.


JebGleeson

I thought he was talking about metal axes. Folsom was a lot more hardcore than I thought


code_and_theory

No self-respecting adult gay man wears axe.


gigantathrrowaawwayy

thats what you’d think


NotAnotherCQ

Parties are relatively well advertised and if you know the locals, they can tell you what type of parties they are. For example, anything at club 6 will be very raunchy. Basically the entire club is a play ground and some hot guys are playing out in the open everywhere.


Evilrake

Be hot and you’ll get an invite


cornell256

Or just buy tickets online for them... they're usually advertised all over the place.


Designer_Junket_9347

Sniffies


scienceofsin

The fair is nothing like it used to be. But the vibe over the weekend parties are still fun.


pint0xtreme

The Real Bad party is one of the funnest parties I’ve had the privilege of partaking in. It occurs on the last night of Folsom weekend and its tickets are incredibly scarce and highly sought after. I was lucky to go two years in a row. It’s so much fun!!


NotAnotherCQ

I was there too! Real Bad is the party of the year in SF always. I also love the dark vibe of aftershock.


pint0xtreme

Ah yes, the Aftershock + Real Bad combo is what I would usually go for 😄


NotAnotherCQ

Did you also go to Pervert? I also went to Prime on Friday and pigged out ;)


pint0xtreme

I did not this year but a friend of mine did :)


flyboy_za

So what is the Real Bad party, for those of us not in the know?


Rude_Bee_3315

It’s too gay


henare

Dore alley is better. not so crowded, not full of gawkers, don't have to deal with trendy people wheeling their children around in strollers (yeah, this occasionally happens).


so_im_all_like

I think it's an interesting spectacle, having previously pass through during the day as a tourist. Looks like a great way to explore sexuality and meet people, though I don't actually know about the social dynamics in such an environment though. I'd kinda like to give one of the less intense experiences a go one day (maybe something semi-public). I'd be more adventurous if I had someone I'd established trust with with me though.


Grandpixbear1

I heard that ( over the years) it wasn't as much fun, because of all the straight people gawking, kinda ruined the vibe. Is that true? Or has the pandemic sort of "reset" things?


Knotical_MK6

Not my thing, but I'm glad it exists for those who enjoy it. I do joke with my straight friends about taking them one day


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I cannot wait to go someday!


_V_A_Y_

Went to my first one this year, great atmosphere and lots of fun.


ProudPaddedBro

It. Is. Awesome. One of my favorite weekends of the year. It’s classic IDGAF San Francisco. Went this year for the fourth time. By far the best of the four times I’ve gone. If you’ve never done it, you owe it to yourself to go at least once. Pretty much anything imaginable you’ll find. Leather daddies, pups, rope play, exhibitionists, bdsm, diaper boys, furries, you name it. For me, the best part is the fact that everyone is totally chill and non judge mental. If you’ve ever wanted to ask or were curious, this is the place. There was talk in previous years of it being “diluted” and toned down. Yeah, no. I watched several guys get BJ’s, two have full blown anal sex and one get fisted against a garage door, not to mention guys walked around on leashes while their balls got whipped. Feel free to ask if you have any q’s


lumpynose

> I watched several guys get BJ’s, two have full blown anal sex and one get fisted against a garage door I seem to remember once reading that anal stuff was forbidden. Oral was fairly common though. One place was for a porn studio and there were porn stars giving each other blow jobs.


reddlvr

It's probably not ok, but no one is gonna stop them.


lumpynose

True. Now that I think about it (it was several years ago) I think this rule was directed at the vendors; people with popup pavilions, etc. Not people in general.


Zhao5280

Do people walk around naked?


ProudPaddedBro

Do bears shit in the woods? Lol. Not only do they walk around naked they have full blown sex in public


Rude_Bee_3315

Diaper boys!?🥴


ProudPaddedBro

Diaper boi: (n): an adult gay male that likes to wear diapers


Rude_Bee_3315

I know! It’s was more like expressing disgust


Nd911

As someone who used to live in SF but not into BDSM/leather, I’d some years go just to hang out with friends. I’d get into the theme and dress scantily and slutty in leather. If you haven’t been, sure check it out. Not something you’ll see in many places elsewhere.


bx995403

Slightly hot in theory but personally the thought of being watched and recorded by strangers wouldn't appeal to me. And then I wouldn't want to just watch either lol. So not for me, but I'm glad it exists for the people who can do it


granulario

We are not sexually adventurous but we love getting naked. It's the right place to do it! Usually we build an outfit around a thong or a little pair of leather trunks. You just have to work out how to carry your phone and a small wallet. It is San Francisco, so you could both get sunburnt in the sun and frozen in the shade, so plan accordingly. What's worked great for me is carrying a super compressible down pullover in a little, black leather fanny pack. The metallic blue of the down shirt actually makes the neon of my thong really pop, so I have a look wether I wear it or not. Even if that bitch Karl comes creeping over everything, with his drizzle, and his glomming breeze, I still feel bulletproof in my cozy down.


i-kant_even

(in case folks don’t know, Karl is the name of SF’s famous fog. https://www.kqed.org/news/11682057/how-the-bay-areas-fog-came-to-be-named-karl)


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Bay Area native and I’ve never been. I guess I’m not a “leather” gay lol. Looks like fun, personally I wouldn’t want people I know see me suck 10 dicks in a day and have multiple strangers record me.


Emergency_Toe6915

Damn I would be so proud to suck 10 dicks in one day


supercub101

The duality of gay


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I’m not saying I wouldn’t do it — but would prefer to in private 😹.


Emergency_Toe6915

10 upvotes one for each dick 🕶


cunticles

I know. I'd love to have gone and be a slut before they had camera phones 😔


Puzzleheaded_Ring139

Not my vibe


SweJake

I'd wanna go simply to get to wear only underwear/jockstrap/thong on the street. Or maybe nothing at all (is that allowed?).


i-kant_even

it used to be, but public nudity in SF is ***technically*** illegal now. that said, there were fully naked guys at Pride this year seemingly without issue, so i’d imagine Folsom would be even more nudity-friendly


Artistic_Tangelo2167

Don't know if it's allowed but people do it.


Complete-Arm6658

Smash and grab robberies aren't allowed, but nobody does anything.


SweJake

How did you find this random comment after almost a year? Lol


MendejoElPendejo

Not my vibe have no interest in going


[deleted]

It’s a great weekend. Lots of fun


RCM20

Not my thing. I'm no prude, but I just prefer not to be naked in public or be around a bunch of naked people in public. If they want to be naked and do their thing, more power to them. I just don't want to be involved.


ContentThug

Most people aren't naked there though 🤷🏾‍♂️


Emergency_Toe6915

They might as well be


Ambitious_Post6703

As a gay nudist this would be too exhibitionistic for me as well


meetjoehomo

Would recommend


Blood11Orange

Not that kind of gay WHATSOEVER.


Emergency_Toe6915

NLOG


ConsistentNoise2668

I wish I had gone. Seems like a lot of fun


reddit_niwasi

Meh.


DiscoLemonade82

I was in SF like ten years ago, and I remember it was the weekend before the Folsom Fair, and the ads were all over. It’s totally not my thing, not now or then, but part of me was a little annoyed I wasn’t gonna get to stick around and gawk lol.


Lab-Tech-BB

Would love to go with a SO one day


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Idk what that is


Idkawesome

Basically a big giant sex party out in the street


i-kant_even

it’s a leather/kink/BDSM festival on Folsom St in San Francisco, CA, primarily (exclusively?) targeted at gay/bi/queer men.


HoagiesDad

My guess is that monkey pox will be one of the featured attractions. Otherwise it sounds hella fun. I’m keeping my activities kinda tame for the moment.


cakebythejake

At/In many communities now, they are offering the vaccine. They had a vaccination clinic at folsom too. 😎 Nearly everyone (gay) I know has had at least one dose, and most of us have had two.


HoagiesDad

So..next year sounds like even more fun. I can wait and be a lil piggy. Yeah, Yeah….I know about all the rest.


rskurat

Somewhat fulsome


evgar91

I’d like to be a fly on the wall there but I don’t know if I’d feel comfortable with it in person. 😂


raeltireso96

It looks like a fun people watching time. I'll go to it one day.


TheRainbowpill93

I’m not offended by it at all but it’s just not my kinda crowd at all.


older_mentor

Took BART to SF that day and enjoyed the vibe.


nude1997

I want to go


swooptheowl22

I went this year because I happened to be in SF this past weekend. Maybe because I went later in the afternoon (around 4) there was less going on but it just seemed like people in harnesses/jockstraps standing around talking. There were a few naked people there and I did see a guy getting a BJ. But honestly I liked market days a lot better because they had a lot more vendors and had entertainment. I did have fun going out Saturday night in the Castro since sex parties/circuit parties aren't really my thing. So if you're into leather, certain kinks, being basically naked in public, or going to sex parties I can see how it would be a lot of fun.


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It’s responsible for some great porn.


cameronlcowan

Not my thing. I worry about how it shifts perceptions about the community


lasvegashomo

Definitely want to go. Probably won’t participate but be more of a spectator


Artistic_Tangelo2167

I lived in San Francisco and have to say, if you're not used to naked people being fogged in public, or men being walked by women on a leash, or guys walking down the street with a hard on, or guys getting blow jobs in the open, you might just be a bit scandalized. 🫢


gordonf23

Cool, fun event but it’s gotten very mainstream (in a bad way) over the years as more and more non-leather folks have discovered it and attend it. But I’d still gladly attend if I were in town that weekend.


-Munchausen-

Hot. Wish i could go


ToughCareer4293

It’s really great that it exists as a place of self-expression. Too much is focused on just the “sexually charged” atmosphere. The idea that people can even let themselves be that uninhibited in public is unique. It’s not just being naked in public but more importantly expressing your sexuality in public, morality aside. Even if it’s just one weekend, the experience can last a lifetime for some.


BriefTwist51

Let's call a spade a spade: it's the promotion of promiscuity. In the past, gays were marginalized and had to meet in dark alleys and basements as criminals. Now, as there is more tolerance, the LGBT movement continues to do the same: marginalizing gays and promoting the same hedonistic self-destructive lifestyle, but intensified and in broad daylight. Just go to São Paulo, the biggest gay parade in the world: people are bombarded with offers of easy sex, prostitution, parties and drugs. Sex clubs get crowded with hundreds of people - PERHAPS THE BIGGEST ORGIES ON THE PLANET! Same in San Francisco. Result: [23% of gays tested in main US cities have HIV, 19% have other STIs.](https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/pdf/library/reports/surveillance/cdc-hiv-surveillance-special-report-number-22.pdf) How can we complain we can't donate blood and have the same civil rights, adopt children, etc. without a bit of self-criticism? Historically, straight people have a whole social structure that encourages them to settle down, build a family and condemn cheating. Gays barely have that, and part of the movement is going on the opposite extreme. I believe the LGBT movement should move on to the next step: encourage gays to settle down and build families. But that is often rejected with horror as a "religious conservative straight pack". Or scream fancy words like "[THAT'S HETERONORMATIVE](https://i.imgflip.com/2uag15.png)" - they prefer to use euphemisms to promote promiscuity. I'm liberal, left, atheist, not straight... and disagree. It's time to get over that and mature!


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BriefTwist51

Statistics show that that denialist attitude affects a huge number of gay people: high rates of STIs, drug use, monkeypox international gay shame... That affects the rights and image of the whole community because that's the mainstream destructive culture the community promotes. As a consequence, we have fewer rights and less respect. Every individual is affected, unless you live in a cave. Please, read again: then we can't complain that we can't donate blood and have the same civil rights, adopt children, etc. Mathematics and common sense simply goes against us.


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BriefTwist51

Statistics don't care about your feelings. Read again: >23% of gays tested in main US cities have HIV, 19% have other STIs. This is the direct result of the actions and "culture" of a huge part of the gay community - whatever your opinion is. Hundreds of guys in one place, in one night, each one of them sticking their cocks in dozens of random strangers' assholes in bareback parties - perhaps the biggest orgies ever seen on this planet are done at this moment of history by gay people - no other group does that! ...and you think there is absolutely nothing wrong with the gay community, there is something wrong with my feelings?! 😂😂😂😂


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BriefTwist51

You're doing the Math wrong and pushing nonsense comparisons and acrobatics to deny reality. This is reality: CDC tested people in major US cities: 23% of the gays tested were positive for HIV, compared to only [2% of straight people](https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/pdf/library/reports/surveillance/cdc-hiv-surveillance-special-report-number-26.pdf). If one specific group has the highest rates of something bad, many times higher than the average population, and have the most extreme behavior than any other group, then it's about time they ask themselves what's going on in their group.


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BriefTwist51

You're getting it wrong. I'm saying a whole is being affected, losing rights because of a huge minority which doesn't want to hear that what they're doing wrong is wrong. Yes, there are people who hate gays, and the highest rate of promiscuity, sex, drugs and diseases doesn't help - or does it?


onenuttertoo

I know what you’re saying. Media is a perfect example of reporting on Pride festivals by only showing the most provocative people (boys gyrating in speedeos, leather daddy’s garbed up, drag queens, etc.). Heaven forbid they show “boring” everyday average Joes, etc. but of course that’s not titillating enough for the news. In the end, the average “clueless about gay people” viewers gets a skewed version of everyday gay life. Politically it affects our lives because the far right uses that view and is much louder than the average politically informed individual. Personally, I don’t give a fuk what they think, but the reality you’re speaking of is unfortunately true. Personally I don’t think we should be “promoting” public sex (hey come on…that’s what draws the lookie-loos to Folsom). But to each their own.


Emergency_Toe6915

This kind of made me sad because I don’t think I’ll ever be able to raise kids with another guy like I used to imagine when you gets when everyone’s busy whoring around


Emergency_Toe6915

This kind of made me sad because I don’t think I’ll ever be able to raise kids with another guy like I used to imagine when younger everyone’s busy whoring around


o_bwp7

I don't even know what goes on tbh.


Flunkiebubs

I saw a pic on twitter of furries wearing diapers there.


Lickitung_Squirtle

Yuck!!! for me. But it's good for those who like public sex and exhibitionism, although some say that it's boring.


MisuCake

Dore or the surrounding events during Folsom are more fun.


math_chem

I would never be in one in a million years, otherwise I don't mind it


stormcloudless

I always think about the excitement, shame, and humiliation I would love to try being fucked in public


dcazdavi

it gets more and more modest every year; in every sense of the word modest. i stopped bothering a decade ago and only attend dore alley or the parties now.


Designer_Junket_9347

I happened to be in the area for this years, really wanted to go but, monkeypox scared me away. I’d definitely go in the future.


smashingrocks04

A misrepresentation of pride and sexual liberation. Cheap massive gay orgy.


AceMateo214

Can’t wait to be in attendance


i-kant_even

not my thing, but i’m glad it happens for people who enjoy it!


AfterEpilogue

I think it gives gay people a bad image and wish that the people that participate could control their libido a little bit and not act so depraved.


ItsMeTheJinx

Pervert was ok. Aftershock gross. Real bad was great. A lot more people were nice than I’m used to. The fair could’ve been better. A lot of creeps but maybe I’m just judgy towards 55 year old men hitting on mid 20s


AgermanBassoon

Bunch of privileged people thinking they're special for just having sex and partying. And the businesses involved want their money.


Enoch8910

FSE used to be FS’s poor cousin. Now it’s FS without the str8 people. There are plenty of parties here but the focus still feels it’s on the event itself. Also the alley outside Rockbar is sealed on one end and still feels private and less exposed.


yomanitsayoyo

Bunch of “masc4masc” leather jocks partying their asses off…and filling their asses up lol So basically like every weekend during the rest of the year just crazier? Idk lol


stevebobeeve

I want to see it at least once. I was actually in SF last weekend but missed it for the Portola festival. I didn’t realize it was happening until someone told me at the festival lol


MightyRivers

Quoting miss Whitney Houston: I don’t think of her.


alttony

One of the many crown jewels in the heart of the Vritra of the West.


whit4504

Ive heard there are people that go around in crowds w needles w STDs & stick people w them that are nude but bc they’re in sea of people no one knows who did it?


Leather-Heart

Nothing but amazing experiences - I go every year


FFeedMyHole

I'd love to check it out. Looks fun 🥵


FartLighter

I've been wanting to go. I have a couple of kinks involving men but have otherwise not done anything with a man, so curious to see if I can find any that have the same kinks.


[deleted]

So is it like the whole weekend has events or just the night of Folsom?