Does BDSM Need Its Own Rights Movement?

[Esquilax]

I'm not sure its appropriate that sexual play need have a public dimension. Gay people have been subject to abuse for holding hands in public or for kissing in Public -something that doesn't happen for gay people. BDSM is something people do and doesn't go to the root of identity as homosexuality does. Straight BDSM people can hold hands or kiss in public with no issues.

Oh, I agree. I just find that, depending on the intensity and longevity of the kink play, it sometimes tends to leach into how the partners interact outside of that. I'm not saying, like, wearing a collar around all the time or anything like that, but there are subtle signs and references that can be misconstrued, and the "bdsm is abuse" stereotype is still out there.