Bite the Fruit

Pride is a time to be bold, brave, and proud of ourselves and our accomplishments — to celebrate queer joy — but so many of our community members are in crisis. Currently, half of US states have enacted laws that make daily life unsafe for LGBTQ people. These laws are meant to force queer people from the public square in fear and push us all back into the closet, but we refuse to be written out of history. The progress we celebrate each June may be slipping through our fingers, 530 anti-LGBTQ bills have been introduced in state legislatures in 2023...

2023 Capital Pride calendar of events: Friday, June 2Capital Pride HonorsMonday, June 5OUTspoken: A Night of Queer ExpressionThursday, June 8Rooftop Pool PartyFriday, June 9RIOT: Opening Dance PartySaturday, June 10Crack of Noon Pride Parade BrunchSaturday, June 10Block PartySaturday, June 10Pride ParadeSaturday, June 10Trans Pride Pool PartySaturday, June 10RevolutionSunday, June 11Pride FestivalSunday, June 11Pride Concert

Choosing a sex toy can be exciting. At Bite the Fruit, we encourage you to explore your passions and fantasies. What turns you on? What sensations do you want to feel? What intrigues you? Then, go for it. When it comes to sex toys, let yourself go. The sex toys industry is a $41 billion global phenomenon. It is a $13 billion industry in the US alone. Sex toys are becoming more mainstream as people become more relax about their sexuality or sexual expression and how they want to play. The hottest toys in 2023 are innovative, adventurous, body safe...

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Have you ever entertained fantasies about binding your partner or having yourself bound? You are not alone. Increasingly, people are becoming more relaxed about BDSM (Bondage, Discipline/Dominance, Sadomasochism). Few are curious. Some are exploring aspects of it. In the world of bondage, Shibari, Japanese rope bondage, is attracting followers from around the world. Shibari, “to tie” in Japanese, is a style of bondage which involves tying a person in simple yet visually intricate patterns, usually with several pieces of thin rope such as jute, hemp or linen. Also referred as Kinbaku, “tight binding,” attempting Japanese bondage for the first time...