festivities and how they should present themselves. it s part of an ongoing struggle over sexual identity and mainstream acceptance. some argue that attendees should leave their leather and kink and fetish gear at home. kinksters were among the very first activists in the early days of this movement and among the first aids activists, as well. those who prefer a more mainstream look say it s a matter of consent, telegraphing your sexuality in public could violate the sensibilities of those whomtds not wish to see it. those who disagree say that kind of self-censorship demeans the movement itself. the. it was born out of a movement of oppression at a time when the community was seen as an inherent affront to decency. so who s right? joining us now is alran luhan. chairman of the san francisco leathermen s discussion group. thank you for being with us. thank you, joshua, and happy
the chairman of san francisco s leathermen s discussion group joins us live. and lgbtq history goes back a lot further than you might think. our producer brings us the latest research on people like alexander the great and william shakespeare. from nbc news in washington, i m joshua johnson, welcome to the week. this week brought some big developments in the fight over voting rights. yesterday, the doj announced that it is suing the state of georgia over restrictive new voting laws passed there. this as the biden administration s first major move against numerous republican-supported laws. critics say they re designed to make it harder to vote. the lawsuit comes just days after democrats in congress failed to advance the for the people act. attorney general merrick garland called on congress to do more.
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