![]() Roberton called public sex in parks a “long standing tradition in urban centres.” She also defended the practice of soliciting anonymous sex in public parks as an inherent part of gay culture:Ĭruising, the practice of seeking anonymous sex in parks or other public spaces, has a specific significance for men who have sex with men (MSM) who may not identify as part of queer or gay communities, and may not have other means of meeting other MSM. The interview comes after Roberton co-wrote an article defending gay men having sex in public spaces. Roberton pointed to a public park in Amsterdam called Vondelpark, which allows gays to have sex in public as “long as patrons do not litter, do not engage in sexual activities near the playground, and limit public sex to evenings and nighttime,” as an example of appropriately approaching the issue. You know, if we already have public sex taking place, why not acknowledge that as a fact and kind of plan for that?” In the interview, Roberton said, “I feel as though in many cities, sex is already happening. ![]() Jen Roberton, a Canadian urban planner who specializes in “public safety planning for LGBTQ2S+ communities,” spoke to the Canadian Broadcasting Corportation’s Jim Brown about the “need” for parks to plan for public gay sex. Apparently, public parks need to be more accommodating for gay men who want to have anonymous sex with strangers out in the open.
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