Why We Celebrate Pride

Posted by HadrianTemple

On Friday June 29th, 1969, a Black trans woman Marsha P. Johnson and a white butch lesbian (probably Marilyn Fowler) triggered the single most important act of LGBT resistance by igniting the Stonewall Riots. The Stonewall Bar on Christopher St in New York City was a shitty Mafia-run bar that lacked a l****r license, but it was one of the few bars that more effeminate gay men (termed ‘queens’ in the language of the period) and butch women could get into, although they rarely let in more than 2-3 males dressed in women’s clothing (termed ‘drags’ at the time) for fear of attracting police attention.

Later in the evening, police showed up to raid the bar on the pretense of looking for “cross-dressing men”, since cross-dressing was a crime, as was any form of gay sex. The police routinely harassed gay bars, raided them, beat up gay men and trans women, and if someone were convicted of a morals offense, it was guaranteed to be published in the newspapers in articles that identified the target by name, thereby outing them at a time when being gay or trans could easily get one fired. 

When the cops showed up (led by Seymore Pine), they shut down the bar and f****d those inside to leave, but detained 5 people they suspected might be cross-dressing, f*****g them to undergo humiliating inspections at the hands of policewomen. The policewomen determined that 2 of the 5 were ‘real women’. The remaining three were Marsha P. Johnson, a well-known Black trans woman; ‘Maria’, a young drag on her first-ever night out in women’s clothing, and a third person who’s never been identified. 

At some point during the process, Johnson got fed up and threw a shot-glass at the mirror behind the bar (not, as some people have said, a brick). About the same time, the police were dragging out a white butch lesbian wearing men’s clothes (which was as much of a crime as men wearing women’s clothes). Although sometimes identified as popular singer Stormé Darlarverie, this was almost certainly Marilyn Fowler, a much less well-known figure in the community whose name appears in the arrest records. Fowler struggled with police and called for the crowd to help her. 

These two moments of resistance ignited the crowd of bar patrons milling around outside to start rioting. They began slowly, shouting and throwing pennies at the cops. As things escalated, Johnson and Maria were f****d into a paddy wagon, but Maria was able to jump out and escape capture, while Johnson wound up handcuffed but also got away. The crowd escalated to throwing bricks from a nearby construction site and the police retreated inside the bar and barricaded the door. When the crowd retaliated by ripping up a parking meter to use as a makeshift battering ram, Pine ordered one of the police women to crawl through a back window and get to a phone to call for back-up. 

When more cops showed up, the scene devolved into a running street battle between the street youth and the queens on the one side and the unprepared cops on the other. Furious queers brawled with the police on more than one occasion rescued people the cops were attempting to arrest. The street youth took advantage of the confusing street layout of Christopher Street; they would taunt the cops and when the cops charged them, they would run down the block, around the corner, and then re-appear at the opposite end of the street, mocking the inability of the police to stop them. They formed Rockettes-style kick-lines and taunt the police with an insulting song: 

We are the Stonewall girls

We wear our hair in curls

We don’t wear underwear

We show our pubic hairs

We wear our dungarees

Around our nelly knees

Central to the rioting was a strategy of ridicule. The NYPD were icons of masculine power, so the rioters turned the tables on them, making a dramatic show of their own effeminacy and their supposedly- predatory sexuality to invert the normal power dynamic. It was the effeminate ‘failed men’ who were defeating the hyper-masculine police and rendering them impotent.

Friday night was not actually the end of the rioting. Saturday night saw a much larger crowd form; the Friday night crowd was perhaps 500 people at most, but on Saturday night an estimated 2,000 people were involved in fighting the police. The crowd began making explicit declarations of “Gay Power” and some began to kiss each other in public, a truly radical gesture that horrified the more ‘straight-acting’ butches, who were able to pass for straight and therefore tended to advocate for staying in the closet. 150 riot police were able to f***e the crowd out of Christopher Street, but were not able to control the surrounding streets until the crowd finally began to disperse around 3:30am. At one point, Johnson climbed a lamp-post (in a dress) and dropped a handbag containing something very heavy onto a police car, smashing its window and prompting it to drive off immediately. 

On Sunday, the Mattachine Society, a ‘homophile’ organization that advocated for respectability and assimilation, posted a sign at the Stonewall Bar calling for peace, and the police turned out in very large numbers, effectively thwarting attempts to orchestrate another riot. But the following Wednesday, when the Village Voice published an insulting article about the riot, a crowd of 500 anger gays formed in front of its offices (which were on the same block as the Stonewall) and debated burning down the building. The Black Panthers sent a contingent, eager to learn how a group of gay men had been able to thwart the police so easily. When the rioting erupted again, it was less festive than on Friday and Saturday. A number of business were vandalized and quite a few people were injured by the police. In the words of Dick Leitsch, then president of New York branch of the Mattachine Society: 

“7th Avenue from Christopher to West 10th looked like Vietnam. Young people, many of them queens, were lying on the sidewalk, b******g from the head, face, mouth, and even the eyes. Others were nursing bruised and often b******g arms, legs, backs, and necks….The exploiters had moved in…blacks and students who want a revolution, any kind of revolution …swelled the crowd…but ‘graciously’ let the queens take all the bruises and suffer all the arrests.”

Wednesday night’s riot was brief and intense, lasting only about an hour before the police were able to disperse it, and proved to be the last. But within a few days, the New York LGBT community same an unprecedented explosion of organizing. A few days after the riots, a leaflet began to circulate titled “Are The Homosexuals Revolting? You Bet Your Sweet Ass We Are”. Less than two weeks later, a meeting of the Mattachine Society swelled to more than 200 participants, many of whom loudly rejected its strategy of respectable protesting. The Gay Liberation Front began organizing dances, giving LGBT people a place to congregate that wasn’t controlled by the Mafia; when a bouncer at a Mafia-controlled bar punched a lesbian in the face, the GLF organized a dance-in at the bar and intimidated the Mafia into allowing them to dance there peacefully. The Gay Activists Alliance focused more on building LGBT consciousness and on getting the city to stop harassing LGBT people. Johnson and fellow trans woman Sylvia Rivera organized STAR (Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries) and managed to set up a brief-lived halfway house for homeless trans people to live in.

A year later, activists led by Craig Rodwell organized the First Annual Christopher Street Liberation Day march, marching from the Stonewall Bar to Central Park. Rodwell cannily recognized that such an event would help further LGBT consciousness and identity-formation, and he was right. Two years later, that parade became the first “Gay Pride” Parade. At the time, ‘gay’ was frequently used as a catch-all term for people who today identify as gays, lesbians, bisexuals, trans people, non-binaries, and queer. 

It’s important to remember that Gay Pride events commemorate the Stonewall Riots. The whole principle of Gay Pride is rooted in an act of resistance that ultimately sparked a world-wide movement of liberation. While LGBT people enjoy greater visibility, legal rights, and social acceptance than we did in 1969, I think it’s important to remember that we are not truly accepted. In many ways both large and small, mainstream society still sees us as being a problem. There’s still, for example, a desire to make gay and lesbian relationships conform to monogamous standards instead of acknowledging that our relationships tend to follow different rules. There is obviously a great deal of political pressure being applied to trans people by the GOP, stemming from a refusal to accept that trans people understand their gender identities better than anyone else. One recent study found that bisexual girls tend to have rates of teen pregnancy because they feel pressure to engage in unprotected heterosexual sex as a way to prove they are still women despite their attraction to other women. Pride is still an act of resistance because straight society forces it to be. 

And never forget that Stonewall began with acts of resistance by a Black trans woman and a white lesbian, and it grew into a fight driven by effeminate gay men, many of whom were sex workers. These people got the ball rolling on the legal and social struggle for acceptance. White gay men are prone to forget that the rights and the freedom from the closet they currently enjoy are things they owe to some of the most marginalized members of our community. As gay men gain greater access to positions of power and influence, it’s vitally important that we help boost the less fortunate segments of our community up through political action, charitable donations and patronage, social support, and whatever other tools we have at our disposal. 

None of us are free until we’re all free, because if we leave room for trans people to be ostracized, that room we leave will eventually be used to ostracize us. If we don’t fight for poor LGBTs to get better access to health care, why should they fight for our rights? If we allow cops to k**l our Black brothers and sisters with impunity, there’s nothing to stop them from killing the rest of us. It took a concerted struggle 52 years ago to defend the repression of the NYPD, and it’s still going to take a concerted struggle to win our equality.

wishlist Wednesday a day and way to please & serve Sirs

Posted by enslaved

Monday is tribute day. Wednesday is wishlist Wednesday and Fiday is fagtax. Unfamiliar with wishlist Wednesday? A bit of explanations for Sirs and  lucky slaves (I am one of those!).

Today is again wishlist Wednesday. As every Wednesday,  again a hot day to serve Sirs and  buy something from their wishlist. Another nice, hot way to serve & tribute Sirs.  Wishlist on Sir'  A few advices for your list Sir to get more deserverd gifts. When choosing items tick the box free shipping by Amazon (no shipping costs= more gifts for Sirs)..

Beware: Marketplace items can not be sent to gift registery addresses! Shipped by Amazon 

allows slaves to add a thank you word & giftwrapping. It also gives info is there is a problem with the item or delivery.

I will also also suggest Sirs to add many items up to £10 £20 & more yet for any prices from low to more. Many slaves that do not serve you may want to buy  a little extra for you & it gives every slave the chance & oportunity  to buy a gift for Sirs. Many of us are living on small budget .

Last but not least, please keep your list updated removing the items you don't want no more & those no more available.
Sir can also post his list & a word  on the site' wishlist group: https://www.ownedfags.com/groups/299     Masters please; write a few words when adding your list on the group:-)

Post & idea directed by my passion of serving Alpha men. My findom Twitter: https://twitter.com/enslaved2serve

I hope Sirs   will soon get the gifts they want & deserve.

Another way I love to serve & please Alphas is completing targets. More info on my profile & previous blogs.

I wish everyone a great wishlist Wednesday

Extending limits and budget for findom; hot or not?

Posted by enslaved

I have read this rom several subs: extending our limits on what we do as as a slave, how we do it and the frequency we do it is hot. Extending our findom budget is hot.  Is it?

Another something I am wandering, is that something you do by your own or when having a dominant to help you doing this. Is it like spending less to save and serve more?

your opinion, experiencees and suggestions are  very welcome.

My new findom Twitter: https://twitter.com/enslaved2serve

📰 So a bit of an update for 2022

Posted by MasterOfAll

Since the start of the year we have updated our backend server and software bringing around a 5% performance increase, not much but every little helps, right?

We have also launched polls which will hopefully bring new game and interaction opportunity. The polls will be tweaked over the next week or so to bring a couple new additions and fixes.

Next we will be bringing an overhauled messaging experience, adding new features such as group chats.

After that has launched we will be going back over all the current site functionality to bring improvements and updates to these, providing additional features and fixes that have been asked for.

From around June we plan to start developing and adding Web3 features.

Owned Fags has always been at the front of innovation when it comes to findom and we have no intention of slipping behind.

Web3 and DeFi is no doubt the next technological revolution and we plan to fully embrace it. More on that coming later in the year.

As always, thank you for your support.

✌️

MoA

On the hunt.

Posted by Sfxalt

I generally wait for boys to come to me.

Unfortunately, one of my most reliable boys has gotten himself into a non-open relationship.

I figured that I'd look on here for a new boy to take his place, although the physical side may be lacking if you are non-uk. That can be excused if you are up to the task.

I am an intelligent and (relatively, depending on my mood), patient Dom.

You must always be well mannered, obedient and in pursuit of my pleasure.

Your servitude may not always have a sexual aspect, for some it never does. If you want to experience those pleasures, you will require my permission.

I expect my boys to strive to better themselves in their whole life. I want to be a proud Dom.

Punishments will be meted out if you don't fulfil these conditions. 

Both physical and mental.

My degree is related to psychology, I am a trainee psychoanalyst and have many years experience in manipulating the self image of a wide spectrum of people. Do not imagine for a second that you can fool me or lie.

I am in a relationship, he will always be superior to you, though never to me. You can safely know that you will never be my number one; but a few of my boys like to compete to be my favourite plaything.

Boundaries will be agreed.

DM me if you are interested in servitude. I will not chase.

Halloween art contest

Posted by masterzal

It is no secret that some of the tributes on OF are under-utilised, and those under the “holidays” section are probably used WAY less frequently compared to others.

As I often say, servitude transcends far beyond money: devotion and worshipping can take many forms and shapes.

My submissive pet Tohey93 understands this well and he had no issues stepping up to the challenge of decorating my pics to give them a Halloween touch 👻 🎃.

He came up with what could (arguably) be considered FOUR works of art, which will serve the purpose of:

a) Re-invigorating the use of some of the less-loved tributes on the site.

b) Entertaining ME.

c) Having a bit of fun.

I have posted a picture with the four “pieces of art” he created and you can cast your vote for your favourite by sending the tribute shown in the corner of each pic (these can be found under the tribute > send gift > “holidays” section).

PS1: Yes, there is a rabbit between the options, but if Donnie Darko got away with it as a Halloween costume, so can I 🐰.

PS2: No, this is not “findom”, strictly speaking; but if you are not having a bit of fun with your submissives, you should check your priorities and you are welcomed to ignore this post.

Happy Halloween!

Labels, Terms and Meanings - Part 1

Posted by MasterPete

Hi there guys, fags and others.  After a chatroom conversation the other day I found my self thinking about Labels, Terms and Meanings.

Many people have talked about this and often coming to the conclusion that the bottom of the pile is the "Faggot" but what about a "Object" what's the difference.   So here's my point of view.

The easy answer;  I hate! labels but have to accept that they can make life easer if the right label is used at the right time.  They have to be right because often we use a label and it sticks(LOL). 

Lets get started with the often used set of labels and how I see them(your definitions may differ).

In the list below I start with "Submissive" but I see this term not only as it's own category but an umbrella for all others.

  

Submissive:  Someone who defers to others lead, may not be as compliant to every order but will always like to please.  

Boy:Like a Sub but more accepting of the uncomfortable things like "punishment".  Boys sometimes need punishment to learn.

Slave:The Slave is more like the grown up Boy.  It has learned what is expected of It (not to say there may be other  things for it to learn).  It has accepted it's place to serve it's Master and as much as for many, it has no choice or gives up choice in this.  It also has a level of understanding and can have responsibilities, "The kitchen slave", "The garden slave", "The car driver" and so on.   For me a slave has also a degree of loyalty (as all submissive should) but for a slave more so.  Sorry don't get me wrong ALL sub's should be loyal* more to come on that. 

Now we come to the two most confusing.

Faggot and Object:

In there chatroom I was talking to a Faggot and an Object,  What was the difference?  To the Master they can both have value if they are of use.  They both can be seen as just THINGS addressed as IT and when the Object asked if there was a difference I had to give a lot of thought to the answer.  It depends on there use.   A faggot is abusable, If I rest my feet on a Faggot I don't do it because It's a foot rest, I do it to a***e the faggot.  If I rest my feet on a Object I do it because it's an object.  The first is a***e and the second is acceptance.  The faggot accepts the a***e because they may be given the chance something else for the Master.  The Object is used because it is the object to be used.    A faggot maybe ordered to stand in the corner and it will do it as a form of  humiliation, where as the Object will stand in the corner because it is the object and has accepted that part.  The Object does not have any ego and only wants to be the best object it can be and in that will be of use to it's owner but the Faggot as much as we say it should not have ego, does and it's ego is a desire to pease it's owner.  I would even go as fare as to say this should be built on and gown so that the only part of the ego is that witch wants to please it's owner or if un-owned it's want to please all.

I hope this has cleared up some points and maybe raised some others that could do with some more light.

Fantasy vs small steps

Posted by JakeMiller3

  Now and then a sub will reach out, obviously in the throes of being horny(we can spot it quickly) (yes, masters do that too), saying he wants his life destroyed, wants to give up all his bank accounts, wants to live in a cellar 24/7…you get the drift.  It doesn’t happen on this site much, really, but I think there are still good lessons. 

   These desires may be real; I’m in no way dismissing them. But any master with experience will tell you that these subs with intense, extreme desires rarely actually submit or do anything. So they live in this constant state of frustration. 

   So the point I’d like to make, that can be extrapolated to other bdsm or findom situations, is to let go of the big enchilada dream for awhile and learn to take some smaller steps. All of us no matter our position, have things to learn. Teach yourself to submit to something less scary and extreme. Find a master you click with and trust him. You can then progress to those bigger things. You never know, you may actually then end up fulfilling your desires. 

    Be honest with yourself, you will never jump off that cliff(and you probably shouldn’t). Don’t spend your life standing there at the edge. Find some rope, or a master, and start lowering yourself down. Find your destination that way. 

plugged

Posted by markus

I have served quite a lot of Masters. But MasterJO is special and i wanna stay with him. He is special, because he is great in having some kind of relationship with his slave. It is not only a matter of paying for him. He takes time to mindfuck me during the day and to guide and train me. And by the way: He looks incredibly hot, i love his hairy body.

But that is not the topic of this post, it is about being plugged. MasterJO wanted me to be plugged today. So after my daily routine (sending him a pic kneeling on the floor in adoration for him) i took my full metall plug with a diameter of about 3,5 centimeters, lubed it up and inserted it slowly in my cunt-hole. The plug is quite comfortable to wear a longer time. Espacially when i walked in the office or at lunchtime outside, i felt it massaging my hole and my prostate. It was some kind of sweet humiliation and produced a slavish feeling, also aroused me. It underlined my position as sub to MasterJO. He wanted me to take pics of myself being plugged, every time i went to the toilet. So there were about 6 pics over the day, i have sent him. And every time, i sent him one, was connected with a rush and joy, that i may serve him.

i still wearing it and naturally think of him.

his servant markus

Affection as ownership

Posted by delta

Ownership is usually associated with humiliation, aggression, derogatory approaches, and unfair authority. If this is such a widely accepted idea is because it works very well for many. And that's cool. But I recently had a different experience. I owned a slave who not only wanted to serve me but also to find protection and affection. He loved me because I was everything to him but also because I treated him with affection. Affection made him docile, loyal, like a little innocent dog. He lost his will, he devoted himself to me with love. He knew he was mine and he served me with so much pleasure and joy... He wanted to be in my arms and feel that I protected him. I was everything to him. Being owned was his most important achievement. Ownership was the most important form of affection to my beloved slave.