Regional lawmakers in the German city of Stuttgart have approved next year’s financial budget, which includes €30,000 to be set aside for the return of a porn festival that features a sex party held at a secret location after the event.
It will be the third time the festival will be held in the city since 2021 with the governing SPD claiming it enhances the debate on gender equality.
The previous events have been hosted by the Delphi Arthaus cinema and attracted over 1,000 attendees. A “carefully curated film program” is expected to be shown at the venue with titles featuring in years prior including the aptly-named “Fuck Them All” as well as the not-to-be-missed hits, “What About My Butt?” and “Fucking Hilorious.”
For the bargain price of €30, guests can apply to attend the after party, a sex-fest held at a secret location, provided they have a recent clean test certificate for sexually transmitted diseases.
Organizers also asked attendees not to bother anyone engaged in lewd activities during the festival, as “many people want to remain undisturbed in the middle of sexual contact, even if it takes place publicly.”
Opposition lawmakers slammed the decision to use taxpayer funding for the event, with CDU parliamentary group leader Alexander Kotz saying the move is “inappropriate, disturbing, and offends many Stuttgart residents.”
“Anyone who sees porn festivals as a political priority in Stuttgart is living in the wrong world. The left-wing majority is burning hard-earned tax money,” added CDU local party leader Thrasivoulos Malliaras as cited by the Bild newspaper.
The co-governing SPD, however, defended the plans with its parliamentary group leader Jasmin Meergans describing the event as a “feminist festival” that will “contribute to breaking taboos around the topic of sexuality, initiating important discourses, and ultimately promoting gender equality.”