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The Skinny on Nudism in the U.S. Jennifer Hile National Geographic Channel July 21, 2004 People who do stuff in the buff say there are a lot of misconceptions in U.S. society about what they are doing and why. There are nude cruises, camping grounds, tennis courts, and motorcycle rallies across the country. There are at least three nude summer camps just for teens and about 260 clothing-optional family resorts in North America—nearly twice the number of ten years ago, according to the American Association for Nude Recreation. Click here for the rest of the story   Nudist park helps promote positive body image By Bryan Cisler Friday, July 18th, 2008 Topeka lake allows members to bare all, helping members become more comfortable in their own skin. In a society where only the prettiest of faces makes it onto television, and in a country where billions of dollars are spent on plastic surgery to fix the most minor flaw, Lake Eden stands apart from the rest. Here, at this all-nude lake on the outskirts of south Topeka, men aren’t judged by the size of their members and women with breasts that hang from their bodies like tube socks full of sand can feel proud of who they are. Click here for the rest of the story

Photo of Au Natural Olympians - Naked Powerade Athletes Show Their Muscles Recalling the days when Olympic athletes competed without clothing, Powerade asked some U.K. Olympians to show their form. Rower-turned-cyclist Rebecca Romero shows off her formidable ... More...  Fined Tourists Say Va. Would Benefit From Nude Beach The owners of a clothing-optional beach resort in Mexico are protesting citations for public nudity they were given at Assateague Island National Seashore last year. Donn Murphy of Xcalak, Mexico, and... More...  Nude Paintings On Stone Photographer Thai Phien, who recently published a nude photo book named “Spring Time”, said his photos will be carved on stone. On July 26, Thai Phien signed a contract to transfer all of his works.. More...  Bikers Down to Bare Basics for Eco Demonstration Fewer clothes and lots of skin have made a political point in a public park in St. Louis. Hundreds of mostly nude bicyclists joined curious spectators in the city's Tower Grove Park on Saturday night for a 10-mile... More...  NUDE Magazine Sets New Standard for Fine Art, Says Kim Weston The success of Carrie Leigh's NUDE Magazine has set a new standard for the world of fine art aficionados, says historian, lecturer and photographer Kim Weston. "Imagine, it has taken almost fifty years for America to... More...  What The Well-dressed Nudist Wears What does a nudist wear? If you answer "Nothing," you're partly wrong! And Tilley Endurables will be quick to point out why. Tilley hats are the only clothing officially endorsed by Canada's two nudist organizations... More...  $20,000 Payout Over Nude Statue For centuries nude statues have been irresistible to art students the world over - and it seems the young ladies at St George TAFE are no exception. The State Government was yesterday ordered to pay more... More...  Wreck Beach Activist "Watermelon" Says All Bodies Are Worthy of Pride Walking across the sand at Wreck Beach carrying a tray of sliced fruit, Watermelon is all soft curves and muscles. The beach’s most infamous young activist could be a pinup from the ’40s, except... More...  National Topless Protest Day Remember when we told you about Philadelphia artist Erika Risko being censored in Norfolk, Virginia over her work of art depicting two exposed female breasts? Well, we think that some Norfolkians may go... More...  Too Many Tops Regulars on the beaches in St. Tropez have noticed fewer naked breasts this summer than ever before. "It looks like going topless has gone out of fashion," our girl on the Cote d'Azur tells us. "Men are... More...  German Nudists Accuse Polish Tourists of Voyeurism German nudists have accused Polish beachgoers of staring at them as they sunbathe as nature intended. Germans and Poles are going to war over a nudist beach on the Polish-German border on.... More...  Haulover Beach's Nude Stretch Celebrates 17 Years in the Buff No one at a Haulover Beach party on Saturday seemed embarrassed that nearly everyone showed up in the same outfit -- their birthday suit. The party was on Day 2 of a three-part celebration of the 17th... More...  New Resort: Take Your Clothes Off, Stay Awhile The Desert Sun Resort, formerly Desert Shadows Inn & Villas, is under new ownership and has a new name to reflect its return to what it once was — a family-friendly, clothes-free naturist resort... More...  Naked Delight as Nudists Win Right to Bare All on Beach Nudists are a pretty tolerant bunch. But when a beach came under threat from developers it was too much to bear. Defence research group Qinetiq had been involved in a two-and-a-half-year battle to get... More...  Naturism's Chief Draw: Comfort Shedding clothes is about shedding stress for Steven Vickers. Vickers, 27, of Poinciana has been a nudist most of his life. He moved to Cypress Cove in Kissimmee at age 4 to live with his... More...  Nude Artist Floats Free in Zero-G Bradley Pitts let it all hang out on the Russian Ilyushin 76 weightless trainer aircraft July 9th just outside of Moscow. After six years in the making, his vision of using the experience of weightlessness as... More...  Clothing Optional! Click Here A clothing-optional resort in Palm Springs known for a nude bridge that allows nude patrons to cross over Indian Canyon Drive without being seen in the buff will reopen tomorrow under new ownership... More...  ZBA Denies Appeal, Naturist Site Can Expand A naturist campground in northwestern Wexford County has the green light to expand. The Wexford County Zoning Board of Appeals denied an appeal from neighbors of the campground who were attempting to... More...  Wolfsburg Tackle Training on Nudist Beach The Germans are well known abroad for their nudist colonies - and top German team VfL Wolfsburg certainly seemed at home as they trained for the upcoming Bundesliga season on a nudist beach... More...  Not Everyone Can Meet Our Nudist Standards France's data protection authority has given permission for a nudist resort to keep a "black list" of guests barred from its facilities, the organization said. The Rene Oltra nudist center in southern France was obliged... More...  Sandy Terraces Provides Sanctuary For Nudists Nudity is a way of life for the members of Sandy Terraces. For more than 50 years Cape locals have flocked to the secluded 10-acre camp on Wakeby Road in Marstons Mills to escape from the perils of... More...  Peru Wants Jail For Nude Woman Who Used Flag As Saddle A naked model photographed using Peru's flag as a saddle while mounted on a horse will face charges that could put her in jail for up to four years for offending patriotic symbols, the country's defense... More...  As We See It: Naked Lady: Santa Cruz Police Caught in the Middle Although the Trail 6 area of San Onofre State Beach may be losing its status as a naturist hangout since the 1970s, there are several other strips of sand along our coast that they also frequent... More...  France: Nudist Resort Told to Bare All One of France's most popular naturist resorts was revealed yesterday to be keeping a blacklist of "undesirables" who break the rules and sully the pristine environment. The René Oltra centre, known for its sandy... More...  Mudjimba Says No to Nudist Beach Nudists are still considering asking the state government to establish Queensland’s first “clothing optional” beach just a few hundred metres from where this photograph was taken at Mudjimba yesterday.... More...  Your Vote: Best Nude Beach in California? Although the Trail 6 area of San Onofre State Beach may be losing its status as a naturist hangout since the 1970s, there are several other strips of sand along our coast that they also frequent... More...  First Nude Beach Gets Tick From Mayor Queensland has moved a step closer to securing its first legal nude beach. Sunshine Coast Regional Council Mayor Bob Abbot yesterday agreed to take a proposal for a clothes-optional beach to the... More...  Naturists Scoop £250,000 on National Lottery Brian Tucker, 59, and his partner Margaret Dallard, 53, celebrated their win with a visit to their local members-only naturist club, The Invicta Sun Club, near Dover. Mr Tucker was glued to the Wimbledon... More...  Nudist Park Helps Promote Positive Body Image In a society where only the prettiest of faces make it onto television, and in a country where billions of dollars are spent on plastic surgery to fix the most minor flaw, Lake Edun stands apart from the rest... More...  Photographer Gets His Nude Shot Despite the Ann Arbor Police Department shutting down Harvey Drouillard’s first attempt this afternoon at a public display of nudity for the sake of art, the photographer did it anyway... More...  "Swinging" Caliente Leaves Nudist Association Caliente Resort pulled out of the American Association for Nude Recreation, following an investigation into sexually charged monthly parties at the club organized by a swingers group with Caliente's blessing... More...  Nude Art Magazine Gets M Rating An art magazine featuring a nude six-year-old girl on the cover has been given an unrestricted M rating by the Classification Board. Art Monthly magazine caused an outcry when it published the picture of... More...  Thousands Moon Trains In Annual Southern Calif. Event More than 8,000 people participated in a Southern California tradition involving mooning passing Amtrak trains on Saturday. However, complaints about public nudity and drinking brought the event to an early... More...  Women Plan Demonstrations Demanding a Perceived Constitutional Right President Bush and the White House staff might take an added interest in the August 26 celebration of Women’s Equality Day. It marks the 72 anniversary of passage of the 19th Amendment which gave women... More...  Topless Calendar Puts Mormom in Hot Water A Las Vegas man who devised a calendar that features shirtless Mormon missionaries is facing a disciplinary hearing and possible excommunication because of the project... More...  Being Naked is Just Another Day at the Office ... When You Work in a Naturist Park It wasn't the prospect of being nude all summer that bothered Nikki Lafrance, but rather the subtleties of applying for a job at Bare Oaks Family Naturist Park. When she was leaving a phone message for... More...  Trends: Nude is No Longer Rude "The basic hang-up that the body must be covered on all occasions is being eroded," says British Naturism's Andrew Welch – and, it seems, more and more Brits agree. Held in Cornwall, Nudefest 2008... More...  Caliente is Handed a Task List An attorney for 351 property owners at Caliente Resort & Spa has laid down a list of conditions for the nudist resort to repair its reputation or face a lawsuit. Calling it a way to "open the door for ... More...  So Apparently They Decided To Turn Our Apartment Complex Into A Nudist Colony Reader Sam writes in to let us know that his apartment complex is being converted into a "clothing optional" paradise. Tenants of The Arbors at Branch Creek, you are now the hedonistic residents of... More...  Oregon Woman Plans to Parade Topless on July 4 A woman seen frequently in Ashland riding topless on her bicycle says she plans to be in Ashland's Fourth of July parade free and independent of all clothing but a hemp G-string. The Chamber of Commerce says... More...  Sharks and Skins: Readers React to Shark Sightings, Nude Sunbathers There I was, notebook in hand, trying hard to keep eye contact with my interviewees. Don't look down, don't look down. Things have gotten kind of nuts at the coast recently, and I swear sometimes I just crack up at... More...  Jet-skis Wrecking Nude Beach, Says Advocate For Judy Williams, there's nothing quite like spending a peaceful day in the buff while lying on the sands of Vancouver's only clothing-optional beach. But the chair of the Wreck Beach Preservation Society said... More...  Exposing Myself to the Elements 2,500 chilly souls stripped away their Irish reserve yesterday to pose nude for a picture. War correspondents have felt less trepidation before journalistic assignments. Spencer Tunick, the American artist... More...  Tampa-Area Condo Banking on Clothing-Optional Pool to Increase Sales Free upgrades and paid closing costs not enough incentive to buy a condo in a sluggish housing market? How about nude swimming and sunbathing? The developers of Arbors at Branch Creek, a Tampa... More...  The Bare-Faced Cheek Cyclists showed some bare-faced cheek as they rode through the city centre starkers. Protesters from south Manchester were among around 90 bold riders who hopped on their bikes for a nude jaunt to... More...  No Shortage of Nude Events So you missed the World Naked Bike Ride—or it whetted your appetite for more. Never fear. The region is home to a summer calendar full of nudie events. On July 13, build sandcastles in the buff at the 27th... More...  At Vermont Lake, New Controversy Over Nude Beach From the beach of Lake Willoughby's Southwest Cove, the sheer cliffs of Mount Pisgah tower over the deep, frigid water. Across the narrows, Mount Hor's peak completes the look of a Scandinavian... More...  Naked Riders Take to City Streets Hundreds of environmental protesters have pedalled naked on bikes through Brighton to promote the environmental benefits of cycling. About 500 cyclists stripped off, many adorned only with... More...  Stripping Off For The Sun With temperatures expected to soar well into the 90s this summer, it is no surprise thousands of people will decide to take their clothes off! In the village of Sileby, it seems they have been doing it for more than 50 years... More...  Nude, Jogging Priest Guilty of Indecent Exposure Rev. Robert Whipkey, who a police officer found jogging in the nude, was found guily Thursday of indecent exposure. The jury deliberated for about two hours before returning the verdict... More...  Love At A Nudist RV Park When my husband Tim announced he wanted to "chuck it all" and travel around the country in a converted bus for a year, I gave this profound and potentially life-altering notion all the thoughtful consideration it... More...  Cap-Pelé Beach Nudist Sentenced to Jail A Quebec nudist was sentenced to 45 days in jail yesterday and banned from three Cap-Pelé beaches for the next two years. Marc Langlais, a 59-year-old retired gym teacher from St. Donat de Rimouski, stood trial... More...  Naked Parents: Children From Naturist Families Tell of Being Bullied at School For most teenagers the sight of their parents dancing is embarrassing enough, so the thought of seeing them naked doesn't bare thinking about. But for a rising number of British families naturism is the.... More...  Man Gets Tcket For Going Topless in Public For only the third time in five years, Easton police have ticketed someone for going topless in public. Sean Cephus, 18, was cited June 4 when police say he was spotted without a shirt on South... More...  Nude Cyclists in Protest Rides Hundreds of cyclists rode nude through Spain's main cities to promote environmentally friendly transport and to call for cycle lanes to be put in place. Organisers say streets "have been hijacked by... More...  Teens Unfazed by Nude Photo Swapping What caught school officials by surprise seemed like old news to some Tampa teens. "It's just a bad, bad, bad idea," said student Samantha Stephens. Recently, nude pictures of female students were... More...  SUNless World Oceans Day Bummed out after they were barred from participating in the World Ocean Day Festival in Blackie Spit, nudists are threatening to take the City of Surrey to the Human Rights Tribunal... More...  Saving Our Planet In The Buff, Mexico City Cyclists Make A Statement A little protest might get the point across but for about 500 men and women, that point was made in their birthday suit as protesters in Mexico City took to the streets on their bicycles in opposition of automobiles.... More...  Nude Trips Strip Poor Self-Image With summer coming up, most people are starting to plan their vacations. For some, this includes planning a trip to a place where you only initially need the clothes on your back, a toothbrush and a.... More...  Nude Sport Calendars - French Underwater Hockey Team Lose Their Speedos Nude calendars are increasingly becoming a popular means of promoting sports teams and collecting funds at the same time. Much like the Abercrombie & Fitch Quarterly, calendars such as... More...  Nude Baby Ads Inquiry Nappy television commercials featuring semi-naked babies have been criticised after claims they encourage pedophiles. A parliamentary inquiry is examining whether it is.... More...  Naked Bike Ride to Roll in Montpelier Grab your bike helmet and shoes — but nothing else. The World Naked Bike Ride is rolling through Montpelier for the second year, bigger than before. At 1 p.m. on June 7, those... More...  Law Society Backs Embattled Artist The Law Society of NSW has backed embattled artist Bill Henson, who could face charges after police seized his latest gallery images which feature nude children.... More...  Olympic Swimmers to be Required to Swim Nude Olympic officials have determined that swimsuit makers Speedo, Inc, makers of the LZT racer, and Japan's Yamamoto Corporation have devised swimwear apparel that gives... More...  Nudist Flights in Germany Cancelled Flights carrying German nudists have been scrapped because of 'moral objections', according to reports. Despite being fully booked, online travel agency OssiUrlaub.de was forced... More...  Alicante Nudists Unhappy at New Local Beach Bylaw The Alicante Nudist Association, Osiris, says that new by laws in the city are ridiculous. New regulations mean that those who remove their bathing costume on the beaches of the city face a... More...  Nudism Push: Go Mandatory A lobby group has demanded authorities make nudism mandatory at Torquay’s Point Impossible beach. Australian Nudist Association spokesman Werner Jacob said forcing all beachgoers to... More...  Say Hello to Tan Lines -- San Onofre's Nude Beach is About to be Busted Clothing-optional for decades, the nude beach at San Onofre is about to get a visit from the (fully-dressed, we're betting) law. The O.C. Register has the skinny... More...  Woman Leaves Calif., Takes Nearly-Naked Activism to Oregon Jennifer Moss has moved on after a year in Ojai, where she often pedaled a bicycle around town in a hemp G-string and flower-shaped pasties to promote Earth-friendliness.... More...  Some Object to Nude Festival in Italy BSome residents of the Agrigento area on the Italian island of Sicily have objected to an upcoming naturist festival at Capo Bianco beach. The residents, as well as members of the Catholic Church, claim the... More...  The Naked Golf Cart Experience I used to think golf carts were just for golf. Then I visited a nudist resort and saw people riding around naked in golf carts. Then I tried it myself. Forget golf. Golf carts are best used for nude recreation... More...  Nudist Beach Spy Plan Near Torquay Security cameras may be installed at a nudist beach near Torquay to catch people having sex in the sand dunes. Surf Coast Shire council is considering fitting spy cameras at the Point Impossible... More...  Under The Needle: Nudists Fight For Rights at City Pool They don't, it's generally acknowledged, have a civil rights icon along the lines of a Susan B. Anthony or Martin Luther King Jr. That nude backpack-carrying student a few years back at... More...  Nude Newlyweds, Coeds - What Next? Posing for an impressive collection of wedding photos to be put in flowery albums has long been customary for newlyweds. The same old conventional makeup, choreographed poses an... More...  National Rugby Team Caught With Pants Down The Austrian national rugby team tried to get over their 48-0 defeat by Lithuania by staging a mass striptease. The team bared all in the Lithuania's capital Vilnius late on Saturday, only to find they... More...  Topless Teen's Mum 'Thrilled' With Photos The mother of a 16-year-old Kiwi model photographed topless in a bath said she was thrilled with the pictures that appeared in an Australian fashion magazine. Ursula Dixon said the creative team... More...  Nudity Debated In Westmore; Crowd Turns Out Values and comfort levels clashed at the Fellowship Hall on Wednesday night as people who enjoy sun bathing and swimming naked at Southwest Cove at Lake Willoughby fought to keep things that way... More...  Boaters Surprised By Nude Sunbathers On River People floating down the river in Auburn are now finding themselves exposed to a new problem. A stretch of the river that is now open to boaters takes them past a hangout for nude sunbathers.... More...  Nude Vienna Photo Shoot Falls Just Short of Euro 2008 Target Over 1,800 men and women posed nude for US photographer Spencer Tunick Sunday in Vienna's Ernst Happel stadium, less than a month before it hosts the European football championship final... More...  Naturist Action Committee - Action Alert - San Onofre State Beach This is an Action Alert from the Naturist Action Committee. NAC is asking for your immediate help in responding to a serious threat in the state of California. NAC has learned that Ruth Coleman... More...  Sienna Miller On Her Dad and Nude Scenes British actress Sienna Miller is embarrassed when her father, who is invited to all her premieres, sees her strip on screen. Although Sienna, who has appeared nude in Factory Girl, Layer Cake, and Alfie... More...  The Language of the Nude: Four Centuries of Drawing the Human Body Nearly 60 master drawings from the celebrated collection at the Crocker Art Museum will be seen in The Language of the Nude: Four Centuries of Drawing the Human Body, an exhibition dealing with... More...  Queensland To Finally Get Official Nude Beach Queensland looks set to finally catch up with the rest of Australia and get its first official nude beach. All states and territories except Queensland have had designated clothing-optional beaches since... More...  Daytona Agrees to $15,000 Settlement in Nudity Dispute The City Commission awarded topless protester Elizabeth Book a settlement of $15,000 Wednesday night for claims of damages due to her arrests. Book, a 45-year-old Ormond Beach resident and mother,... More...  Melbourne's Minders Decree That No Nudes is Good Nudes A photograph of a man wearing only a hand-stitched Mickey Mouse balaclava has proved too much for the City of Melbourne to bear. In a move condemned as arts censorship, the full-frontal nude... More...  Nude Men? You Must Be Joking Much has been made of the male frontal nudity in "Forgetting Sarah Marshall," and with good reason: Penis shots, even quick flashes such as those with actor Jason Segel, are rare in film... More...  Teacher Sacked For Posing Nude A northern beaches primary school teacher has been sacked for appearing in a sealed nude photo shoot in Cleo magazine with her husband. Church Point resident Lynne Tziolas was dismissed from her... More...  Around The World Without a Stitch On Why feel burdened by the oppressive weight of fabric when you can run around the world in your birthday suit? Nudists — or naturists, as they prefer to be called —have a network of international organizations... More...  Put this news ticker on your site!

Upperclassmen art students learn by sketching nude models Tina Arons David Stanz gets paid to take off his clothes. Stanz is one of six models hired by Texas Tech's School of Art, which employs models to pose nude for its upper-level drawing classes and clothed for its lower-level classes. Stanz, a 45-year-old Lubbock resident, said he began modeling for the art school in 2003 because he heard about it from a friend and thought it would be an interesting job experience. Click here for the rest of the story