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Venice Beach Council wants Women to be able to Sunbathe Topless again!
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Forty years ago, a cadre of Venice Beach sunbathers routinely basked in
the altogether. The Venice Neighborhood Council thinks the time is ripe
to take a half-step back to that time of physical freedom. In a 12-2
vote Tuesday, the council said it "supports women being afforded the
same rights as men to sunbathe topless." The city and county of Los
Angeles prohibit nude or topless sunbathing. Venice council community
would draft letters to Councilman Mike Bonin, Mayor Eric Garcetti and
the County Board of Supervisors....More... |
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World's Best Beach Holidays (Without the Resorts!!!)
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There are beaches, and there are beach resorts. They might sound as if
they go together like airports and boredom, like LAX and a pat-down –
you could easily think that if you wanted to spend a week by the sand
you'd have to spend it in a huge hotel with a buffet breakfast and a
kids club. But that doesn't have to be the case. Some of us don't like
resort life. I'm not a fan of lying by pools and I don't really like
huge crowds....More... |
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Nude Beer Festival Bare Beach Beer Bash returns to the Poconos this summer!!
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If you’ve never enjoyed a beer in the buff, the time has come to drop
your duds and have some suds — courtesy of the Bare Beach Beer Bash. The
annual festival will make its return to the Poconos’ Sunny Rest
“clothes-free” resort Saturday, June 27 for an afternoon of very good
beer paired with other stark-naked people who enjoy it. Tickets are $20
at the door, must be nude for the duration of the event....More... |
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Brazilian government will sue Facebook for withdrawing a picture of two naked Indians
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The photograph of a couple of half-naked Indians who had been published
on the website of the Ministry of Culture on that social network.
Ferreira said the network social “ignored” the laws of Brazil and did
not respect the culture of indigenous peoples. The Brazilian government
has announced that it will take legal action against Facebook for
withdrawing a photograph of a naked Indian couple who had been
published....More... |
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Catalan nudists vow to fight to bare all on beach to Strasbourg
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Naturists are taking their fight to be able to strip off on a Catalan
beach to Strasbourg after Spain’s supreme court ruled that nudism is not
a fundamental right. The ruling sided with a decision in 2009 by the
town of Castell-Platja d’Aro, 50 miles (80km) north of Barcelona, to ban
nudism on its beaches and impose fines of up to €300 (£215) on those
caught stripping off....More... |
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Nudity is the ultimate test of self-acceptance. Why are we so afraid of it?
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“Skyclad” is a term used by naturists to describe going nude. A
wonderful word that conjures peeling back the blue heavens and wrapping
it around one’s shoulders, as if it were a cloak. Naturists are not the
same as exhibitionists – the latter being motivated by titillation, a
desire to be seen; whereas the former simply feel inhibited by clothing
and in discarding ....More... |
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Naked yoga in Kelowna, B.C., promotes accepting bodies as they are
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Naked yoga — where participants bare it all for their practice — is
gaining traction in Kelowna, B.C., with classes aimed at helping women
accept their bodies for what they are. "The general overwhelming
intention is to try to integrate the entire body to allow yourself to
breathe in and become one and not reject different body parts because
they are aesthetically not ....More... |
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Nudist beach opening clouded with confusion
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After months of applications, appeals and public backlashes, hundreds
of naturists descended on the Mpenjati beach near Trafalgar over the
Easter weekend for some fun in the sun. However, the naturists first
‘trial-run opening’ on the secluded part of the beach last Friday
started clouded in confusion. When Reverend Mike Effanga, chairman of
the Concerned Citizens of ....More... |
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Penticton's Nude Three Mile Beach won't get official recognition from city
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| Naturists are upset after the city of Penticton opted out of officially designating Three Mile Beach as clothing optional. Earlier this month, city councillors voted to have staff look into options to find a solution that satisfied both naturists and upset property owners. Their decision was to keep the status quo and that's not sitting well with naturists. "It was extremely disappointing and...More... |
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Expect to see nude models around Cincinnati on Opening Day
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Two women and one man practiced undressing themselves Monday at
Goodfellas Pizzeria in Covington. The three volunteered for a nude photo
shoot on the crowded streets of downtown Cincinnati on Opening Day.
Photographer Harvey Drouillard, who has made his name taking pictures of
nude models in front of well-known public landmarks across the country,
has made ....More... |
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World Naked Bike Ride coming to Chelmsford
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Bottoms up – the World Naked Bike Ride is coming to Chelmsford. The
worldwide campaign, which asks participants to go "as bare as you dare"
as part of a protest against car culture and pollution, could see
hundreds of naked people riding through the city centre on Saturday,
June 27. The cheeky event is coming to the city as part of the Four
Seasons group, which is planning naked rides in...More... |
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Naked art lovers tour National Gallery of Australia in after-hours
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by Melbourne-based contemporary artist Stuart Ringholt was open to
naked guests only. The first tour took place after regular gallery hours
on Wednesday night. It was hoped the unique approach to the gallery's
summer exhibition would remove the material barrier between artist and
audience. Those who took the tour this morning all agreed that after
some initial awkwardness, walking around...More... |
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Port Stephens Council rebrands nudist resort to capture camping market
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The former Samurai nudist beach resort has been a massive drain on
council finances, but was officially relaunched today as Port Stephens
Treescape Camping and Accommodation. Council's corporate services
manager Carmel Foster said affordable campsites are now in high demand
as other resorts go up-market. She said it is also about acknowledging
the site is a...More... |
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Naturist area Cliff Bathing Beach celebrates its 35th anniversary
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Known officially as Cliff Bathing Beach, the naturist area begins just
before Black Rock at Duke’s Mound with shingle banked up to form a
screen between the beach and the road. It is about a mile from the
Palace Pier heading towards Brighton Marina with signs indicating the
area. The decision to welcome bathers to dare to bare all on a section
of its seafront was...More... |
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Star Trek’s Leonard Nimoy Left Legacy Of Positive Body Image With Nude Photography
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The late Star Trek actor Leonard Nimoy left many legacies in his work
across genres, but one that might not be as well known is his role as a
champion of beauty of all sizes, including his plus size photographic
work with San Francisco-based Fat Bottom Revue, featured in 2007. Nimoy,
known as Spock in Star Trek, had been bitten by the photography bug
early, and has photographs in ....More... |
