Bite the Fruit — Community & Pride

The Rainbow Flag is a symbol of pride for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning (or queer), intersex and ally (LGBTQIA) people. The colors reflect the diversity of the gay community and the spectrum of human sexuality and gender. Using a rainbow flag as a symbol of gay pride began in San Francisco in 1978. Its use has become the convention at LGBTQIA+ rights events in the US and worldwide. Many fly the rainbow flag to celebrate inclusivity, hope and freedom. The first rainbow flags were flown on June 25, 1978, at the San Francisco Gay Freedom Day Parade. The flags...

  Links to DC LGBTQIA+ organizations and resources:   Ask Rayceen Show The Black Rose Blasphemy (FetLife Group) Bound: DCSMB Centaur Motorcycle Club The Crucible DC Aquatics Club DC Bear Club DC's Different Drummers DC Gay Basketball League DC Pride Volleyball League DC Speakeasy (FetLife Group) DC Strokes FetLife The Garden/DC Hothouse Gay Men's Chorus of Washington Onyx Mid-Atlantic SMYAL Spank DC Spartan Motorcycle Club Stonewall Kickball DC Studio 58 (FetLife Group) Team DC Whitman-Walker Health More groups

Genderism: The Invisible System We’re Still Rewarding When we redesigned Bite the Fruit’s online store, a practical problem surfaced. How do you categorize products without using “For Him” and “For Her”? At first glance, it seemed like a marketing decision. But it wasn’t. It was cultural. Because the moment you try to sort pleasure into pink and blue boxes, you collide with something deeper: a system most people have never consciously examined. Genderism. And genderism is not about toys. It is about power. Seeing What We Were Taught Not to See What invisible structure is shaping behavior here? Gender binarism...

Sometimes you wonder if it's all worth it. The lonely nights, the empty home. The truth is, you don't have a choice. Even if it makes time go slower, even if it makes your chest hurt, just knowing that person even exists in the same world as you, gives you no choice but to wait. Because distance shouldn't stop you from loving someone, when everything is this perfect when you're together. We love this. We could not have said it better. Thank you, Gun Oil. Find Gun Oil products on Bite the Fruit.

A handkerchief, "hanky" or bandana, neatly folded or unfurled then tucked in the left or right back pocket is a tradition among leathermen and leatherboys called "flagging." The color and placement of a "flag" designates the following: Within the world of gay and bisexual men, the handkerchief code (hanky code, bandana code or flagging) is a semiotic system of non-verbally communicating one's interest in a sexual activity or fetish. The color of the handkerchief indicates a specific activity. The pocket it is worn in (left or right) signifies the wearer's preferred role in that activity. Flagging a handkerchief on the...