There is a sizable segment of the population that lives with alternative and non-traditional lifestyles. Alternative lifestyles can be nudists, swinging, Sexually Oriented Businesses (SOBs), kinksters, and other non-traditional communities and adult lifestyles. Metrics show this demographic is slowly growing as population grows and I think they will likely need a place they can expand to where they can practice their adult lifestyles away from the average American culture. I understand America was founded on Judeic-Cristian principles and therefore non-traditional lifestyles don’t assimilate well with the American mainstream way of life. Nevertheless, I believe all lifestyles should be respected as people find what makes them happy, brings them value, and what people define is freedom. Having a diverse population helps build unique foundations to new ideas, inventions, and innovations. It builds unique characters and disciplines. I want to propose specialized areas, zones, and districts for these kinds of lifestyles. Areas away from schools, families, and children. Perhaps gated communities which requires an ID to enter. We can call these Adult-communities or Adult District Locations. These locations will allow ethusiasts to practice their lifestyle choices and spicy behaviors in a safe area away from traditional society. Such locations could also perhaps open oportunities for tourism much like Amsterdam and Thailand. Having such locations allows people with spicy interests to be around others who share the same interests. Overall, I believe this is a way for a portion of Americans to find belonging, community, sanctuary, and their own persuit of happiness in a life that is seemingly breif.
This might be more of my libertarian side, but I do honestly feel a society is more authentic and united when this kind of adult-enviornment and freedom exists. Being around individuals who are supportive of this more adult free lifestyle nature I found are the easiest people to talk to about anything and builds more authentic friendships. It’s like experiencing a new dimension of society. It seemes to awaken something in people. Like embracing a side to them they never knew existed or could experience. I’m personally more traditional in my style for relationships yet learning from others in this lifestyle I discovered other ways people can be happy, make deeper friendships, and build community. Its hard to describe unless a person experiences it. I guess it comes back around to what it means being an authentic human and embracing a part of human nature most people are critical of, skeptical, have not experienced, or are afraid to experience. It would be great if that form of society had a safer place to exist. Perhaps it can offer better solution and ideas to building better friendships, relationships, authentic behaviors, self-development and discovery, unity and community.