Folsom Street Fair
annual BDSM and leather subculture street fair in San Francisco, California, USA
Folsom Street Fair is an event that is held every year in San Francisco. It is at the end of September. It was first held in 1984. It is named after Folsom Street, where it takes place. It is the last event of a fair called "Leather Pride Week". It is the largest street fair in California. It is the third-largest event in California. Up to 400.000 people participate. Many of them are either interested in BDSM, or they are homosexual. Like with other events, many simply come to watch. Usually, most of the revenue of the event is given to charity.
Gallery
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Pony girl, pullling a cart, at the fair in 2005.
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People showing different stereotypes of the leather subculture: military look, animal play, in 2007
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Woman using her body to demostrate for the rights of Sex workers.
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Demostration of bondage: A tied woman
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Demostration of a flogging, in the context of BDSM