Halloween is when kink-adjacent costumes show up at vanilla parties. A kink event that week is a different room, with rules.
What the research is about
Sex and Psychology uses Halloween to talk about how common kinky themes are in fantasy and dress-up.
Source: Everyone's a Little Kinky on Halloween (and Maybe the Rest of the Year Too), Sex and Psychology, October 8,
- Figures, samples, and methods are on that page.
How this shows up in public play
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A costume is not consent to be touched.
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Check whether the event is 18+, 21+, or a street party with no dungeon rules.
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Roleplay names and scenes still get negotiated.
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Look at the October calendar here before you treat a bar night as a play party.