Photo surface of a sex toy ring toss game at Gay Pride Festival, described as ‘family friendly’. The group responsible for the game calls it a safe-sex icebreaker.

Over the weekend, photos emerged of a sex toy ring toss game at a Florida gay pride festival that was described as “family friendly” and was taking place on public property. WSB TV reported.

The group responsible for the game told the broadcaster it was intended as an icebreaker for safer sex discussions.

The city of Venice – which is on the Gulf Coast about an hour south of St Petersburg and is home to the festival – responded on Twitter, saying it was “very disappointed” and had “not approved the details of these activities”.

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The third annual Venice Pride festival took place in Centennial Park on Saturday, the broadcaster said, adding that photos were released shortly after Libraries of TikTok shows “CAN Community Health’s booth at the festival, which had a ring toss game with sex toys.”

A Libs from TikTok Substack story about the event concluded with the following words: “It started with the freedom to love whoever you wanted. ‘Love is love.’ Then it was more “representation” and half-naked kink parades. Now it’s drag queen story lesson in elementary schools, kids drag shows and dildo ring toss. We’re so far down the sloping slope. Can we finally call? this care?”

What does the city of Venice have to say?

The city of Venice specified in a series of tweets the following Tuesday:

Last Saturday, the Venice Pride Festival took place from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in Centennial Park. This was not a city sponsored or hosted event. Rather, it was organized and hosted by Venice Pride Inc., which received a special event permit due to the use of public property.

This was the first time this event had been held on a municipal property. It was presented to the city as an event that would be suitable for all ages, with the aim of “building collaboration around the community”.

The city was very disappointed to learn that some of the actual event activities did not match the approved event description. The City of Venice was not informed of these activities and did not approve the details.

The City has begun reviewing and updating its Special Events Rules and Standards of Conduct to ensure that all future special events are appropriate for the proposed location and are conducted as outlined in the Special Events Permit Application.

What does the group responsible for the sex toy ring toss game have to say?

A spokesman for CAN Community Health — a nonprofit dedicated to the treatment, care and well-being of people living with HIV — told the WWSB the exhibit was intended as an icebreaker to discuss safe sex practices.

CAN’s marketing vice-president Roger Capote added to the broadcaster that his organization was unaware that the event was being labeled “family-friendly” – and if the group had known, a different activity would have been used.

“We apologize for any way it has been misconstrued,” Capote told WWBS. “Unfortunately, there are many false accusations being made in the community about what we have been doing, but the activities we offer and the services we provide are adult oriented.”

Here is a clip from the party. Notice the sign in the top right corner of the screen that says “Venice Pride 2022”:

Public transgender entertainment for the kdis.

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Here’s another clip showing more provocative dances – and a kid recording the performance, intermittently playing with his toy truck. Adults are with him:

Even more pride dances at a public park in Venice, FL

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Another clip shows a shirtless man in high heels sitting on a woman’s lap caress her breastsapparently in honor of her birthday.

CAN published on Tuesday a expression The statement “does not provide medical care to minors under the age of 18 without parental consent. Our events and our activities are never advertised as children’s events and are used as an icebreaker to destigmatize our staff’s specialized and highly sensitive conversations with community members. ”

“Fun and a bit more open minded”

Capote added to the WWSB that CAN is re-evaluating activities for future Pride events: “We want to make sure attendees feel comfortable enough to break the ice with a fun activity. That’s what the activity was designed for, to be kind of light-hearted at a Pride event where it’s supposed to be fun and a little bit more open-minded.”

Venice Pride board member Nancy Wilson – who organized the festival – told the broadcaster the festival itself was a success.

“We are very excited to offer people a community and family-friendly atmosphere to celebrate the diversity of our community,” Wilson told WWSB. “We had artists, churches and groups. It was a pleasant and amazing experience.”

Wilson also told the broadcaster the city hasn’t shared its concerns with Venice Pride: “We’d like to break that out. Misunderstandings can arise. It’s important for us and the city to talk about what was on our program and how it aligns with Pride events across the state. People spread misinformation. We have to be sure that we communicate clearly.”