Friday, 12 September 2025
It is the last day of our holiday at the Gronenberger Mühle (https://www.gronenberger.de/en) near Scharbeutz/Schleswig-Holstein. Unfortunately, we already have to pack our bags and load the car to start our journey home tomorrow morning.
During the last few cool and rainy days, we spent a lot of time driving around and exploring the towns, beaches and sights in the area.
After packing our suitcases and loading the car, I set off eagerly for another Nordic walking session. This allowed me to make up for the lack of exercise over the last few days.
I was really lucky because I didn't meet anyone. So I took advantage of this wonderful opportunity to walk part of the route completely naked, doing ‘Nudic Walking’ instead of Nordic walking, just like I did last Sunday. It was a wonderfully liberating feeling that I can wholeheartedly recommend.
But, as last time, Komoot unfortunately had problems with orientation/reception in the forest and did not always guide me along the route I had planned. However, I decided to do an extra lap in the forest before I had to put on my clothes again to leave the forest for the remaining kilometres across fields and along smaller roads back to our accommodation.
I would really, really like to go Nudic walking much more often, but unfortunately that's not so easy in the densely populated Rhineland/Ruhr area.

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Some interesting thoughts and a good read I found on the net:

**Motorbike rider with ‘FOK ULEZ’ sticker punched naked cyclist in head before assaulting police officers**
The attacker claimed he was “taken aback when he saw the men on bikes, fully naked” during the World Naked Bike Ride, assuming they were “sexual predators”
By Ryan Mallon, Sep 11, 2025
A fuming motorbike rider punched a cyclist taking part in a World Naked Bike Ride, causing him to crash and breaking his e-bike, before assaulting two police officers attempting to arrest him at a pub, a court heard this week.
The incident took place on Saturday 9 August, during Colchester’s annual World Naked Bike Ride event.
Similar World Naked Bike Rides – which, as the name suggests, involve participants cycling in the nude – take place across Britain every year, as part of an international campaign protesting car culture and dependency on oil, as well as highlighting the vulnerability of riding a bicycle.
Cyclists and onlookers often report a carnival atmosphere at the events, though they do occasionally come in for criticism from some politicians, with one mayoral candidate calling for the ride to be banned on the grounds of “common decency” back in 2023.
This week, Colchester Magistrates’ Court heard that this year’s Colchester edition of the World Naked Bike Ride, which was moved from its traditional July slot to August due to inclement weather, was marred by an attack on one of its participants by a passing motorcyclist, who later claimed he assumed the cyclists were “sexual predators”.

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https://road.cc/content/news/motorbike-rider-punched-naked-cyclist-and-assaulted-police-315889

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**Vienna’s most naked secret lives in the open on the Danube**
The Austrian capital’s artificial island hosts a community of nudists keeping the 19th-century tradition of “free bodies” alive. Here’s what one writer learned from those with nothing to hide.
By Alexei Korolyov, August 31, 2025
Like many great cities and civilisations, Vienna grew around a mighty river, which continues to define and inspire it. Rivers are more than mere waterways; they can also be conduits for the exchange of art and ideas. Some are even muses: Johann Strauss II’s waltz “The Blue Danube” is one of many works that the river has bequeathed to the city.
The Danube is part of the Austrian capital’s self-expression but it’s also part of a noble tradition of self-exposure. Visit Vienna and you’ll soon spot riverside spaces marked “FKK”. The acronym stands for Freikörperkultur (“free body culture”), an old movement with echoes of today’s reverence for mindfulness, wellbeing and health.
During the summer, large parts of Danube Island, a 21km stretch of land that slices the river in half, turn into a bare-cheeked parade of sun-tanned tums and skin. What’s more, all of this summery sitzfleisch has a distinguished and surprising history. FKK was born in the late 19th century as part of the wider Lebensreform (“life reform”) movement in the German Empire, from where it spread to other German-speaking territories. The reformists – in their way, the original hipsters – championed organic food, sexual liberation and living simply...

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https://monocle.com/culture/society-how-we-live/nudists-vienna-danube-island/

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**If you want me to keep my clothes on, improve the water quality**
By Molly Quell, September 8, 2025
Long time readers of Dutch News are familiar with my love of water. I’ve been to the sauna. I’ve visited the hammam. I’ve jumped into a canal.
In my quest to become a mermaid and survive the summer heat, I’ve been regularly swimming this summer. I swam in Hampstead Heath when I was in London in July to see friends. I swam every morning in the sea when I was in Croatia for a holiday.
I live in Delft and my swimming options are severely limited every summer as the temperature increases.
Not because of crowds or students or off-leash dogs but because the local lake gets infected with blue-green algae every year.
The name blue-green algae (blauwalgen in Dutch) is a misnomer. It’s not an algae but a bacteria and blooms every summer, rendering the lake too dangerous to swim in.
One swelteringly hot day this summer I saw the “no swim” advice and I got desperate.
Dutch residents, long-time or not, are certainly familiar with the relaxed attitude this country has towards nudity. Many saunas ban clothing. Sports halls have mixed gendered changing rooms. And many swimming spots have designated nudist areas.
The designation being a large rock on the beach or maybe a flag in the sand where just over the invisible border, full nudity is in effect.
According to NFN Open & Bloot, an advocacy group for nude recreation, approximately 2.5 million Dutch people enjoy swimming, sunbathing, sauna-ing or even more vigorous activities like hiking and jeu de boules.
It isn’t only the Dutch. The Germans are also big on naturism. The Free Body Culture began at the start of the 1900s and advocated for nude recreation and reducing shame about the naked body...

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https://www.dutchnews.nl/2025/09/if-you-want-me-to-keep-my-clothes-on-improve-the-water-quality

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We are currently on holiday at the Gronenberger Mühle (https://www.gronenberger.de/en) near Scharbeutz/Schleswig-Holstein. Weather permitting, I spend time at the nudist beach section at the Ostseetherme/Scharbeutz.
Otherwise, I spend a lot of time cycling or Nordic walking, like today in the Gronenberger Forest. As it was a quiet Sunday morning, I took the opportunity to do ‘nudic walking’ for most of the route instead of Nordic walking, i.e. without any clothes on – a wonderfully liberating feeling. I didn't encounter anyone, and even the otherwise ubiquitous dog walkers had surprisingly left the forest to me.
When I had to leave the forest for the rest of the route, the ‘nudic walking’ was over and I finished the tour fully clothed.

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(Article and included video are in German, but that should not be a problem thanks to "deepl dot com"/AI)

**Interview with GetNakedGermany: Why visit the museum naked?**
August 28, 2025
In Stuttgart, people are visiting an exhibition naked at the weekend. In an interview with SWR, Thomas Krämer from GetNakedGermany explains what the appeal of the event is.
On Saturday, the time will finally come for naked people to flock to Stuttgart's House of History to view an exhibition. The announcement of this event caused quite a stir, with international press coverage and tickets selling out quickly. We want to talk in detail to a man who co-organized the spectacle and is involved in an association promoting nudity.
SWR Aktuell: Mr. Krämer, you are a member of the association “GetNakedGermany.” How did you come up with the idea of offering a naked museum visit in collaboration with the Haus der Geschichte?
Thomas Krämer: There have already been exhibitions throughout Europe where museums have opened their doors to nude visitors. When I read in the spring that “Frei Schwimmen – Gemeinsam!?” (Swimming Freely – Together!?) was the theme of the exhibition here, I immediately thought of it because bathing culture and nudism are actually closely related. That's why I approached the museum to make a nude visit possible here as well.
SWR Aktuell: And what is your specific goal with such an event?
Krämer: The goal is to give people who like to be naked in public the opportunity to do so in a different context than just at the lake or the beach – in an unusual environment.
An exhibition is perfect for this because it is a protected setting. Of course, we also want to draw attention to the topic of nudity in general and stimulate discussion...

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https://www.swr.de/swraktuell/baden-wuerttemberg/stuttgart/interview-nackt-museum-dieser-verein-steckt-dahinter-get-naked-germany-100.html

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**Is Naked Yoga The Confidence Boost You Didn’t Know You Needed?**
Instructor Annelisa Richards says naked yoga is helping people confront discomfort and rediscover self-worth.
By Kiara Byrd, August 26, 2025
Yoga has become a cornerstone of wellness and self-care routines, offering physical, emotional, and spiritual benefits. Over the years, it has evolved into many forms, from goat and puppy yoga to aerial and trap yoga experiences. But one form is pushing the boundaries of comfort and vulnerability in an entirely unique way: naked yoga.
Though it may be unfamiliar to many, social nudity is nothing new. Rooted in the philosophy of Naturism, it promotes non-sexual nudity in both private and public settings as a means of self-acceptance. Think nude beaches and private resorts. With growing curiosity around body liberation, nudism is becoming less uncommon. In fact, it’s now associated with long-term benefits such as reduced stress, improved sleep, enhanced emotional well-being, healthier skin, and increased self-confidence.
For actress and professional stunt performer Annelisa Richards, whose work includes a role in the TV series Agatha All Along, the values of body positivity, fitness, and self-esteem are deeply personal. Richards has enjoyed movement her whole life. From cheerleading and gymnastics to dancing and stunts, her connection to her body has always been front and center.
“Fitness and wellness have always been important to me. And for me, it’s always been therapeutic. I could depend on my body to get me through something. That was one of the only things I had full control over, regardless of how much my environment was changing. And that has really set me up for success and keeping my head on straight because all I know is I have my body, so I want to take care of it the best I can,” Richards says...

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https://www.essence.com/health-and-wellness/naked-yoga/

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**Not about sex': Why a Penticton naturist bares it all**
By Shannon Ainslie, August 23, 2025
Penticton resident Jacqueline Clarissa spends much of her summer at a local beach completely naked, soaking in the sunshine and connecting with nature.
The Indigenous healer is part of a community of naturists that frequent Three Mile Beach, a clothing optional beach located three miles out from Penticton on the road to Naramata.
“Naturism is important and I encourage others to experience it, but a lot of people have fear with their mind filled with negative mainstream talk of nudity,” Clarissa said.
Public nudity can often have sexual connotations, but for Clarissa, it isn’t about sex at all, rather, getting nude is about body confidence, community and connecting with nature.
“I think that is a standard social construct that as soon as your naked it must involve sex, but it's not about sex,” she said. “A naturist is there to respect the environment, the community and themselves.
“It’s for people to be in their body and be around other people to build confidence in themselves. There's nothing more confidence building than being nude with other people who are nude and all shapes and sizes who just accept you for who you are.”
Clarissa embraced naturism roughly 12 years ago when she went to the clothing optional beach for the first time to meet friends and made “crass comments” about naturism.
“My girlfriend challenged me on it and said I obviously had some fear of nudity and I thought about that,” she said. “The next day I packed a lunch and lay down butt naked on the beach to find out what goes on there. I went back every day after that.”..

Continue to the source:
https://infotel.ca/newsitem/not-about-sex-why-a-penticton-naturist-bares-it-all/it110296

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I got sent to Facebook jail again because of a post I made containing the following link: https://bsky.app/profile/taunus-nacktradeln.bsky.social (just the link, not a photo!).
This time, I'm (https://www.facebook.com/bepa.ball) banned for a whole month, until mid-September.
For me, this is just another reason to leave Facebook sooner rather than later.

(The only thing I can actively do on Facebook until mid-September is send and receive messages.)


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**This Nudist Island On Loch Lomond Is A Popular Naturist Destination Open To All – And It’s Located Close To Wallaby Island**
Home to the Scottish Outdoor Club, the island offers an inclusive and safe and private space for naturists to gather.
By Kristina Galvydyte, August 14, 2025
While going to a nudist island is not everyone’s cup of tea, thousands of people from around the UK flock to this nudist island on Loch Lomond, which is also closeby to the wild wallaby island. Naturists have reported a number of health benefits, such as a more positive body image of themselves and others, stress relief and a sense of acceptance.
The Scottish Outdoor Club has been around since 1938, and is located in the North East of Inchmurrin Island on Loch Lomond. Inchmurrin Island is actually the largest freshwater island in the UK, reaching modest heights of 89 metres. The spot was also home to a deer park of the Dukes of Montrose, as well as a 7th-century monastery with a chapel dedicated to Saint Mirin.
The Scottish Outdoor Club
The Scottish Outdoor Club is an inclusive, family-friendly community with members from all walks of life, encouraging radical acceptance, body positivity and personal empowerment. Naturists have reported mental, emotional and physical benefits, as well as enjoying the freedom of being naked...

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https://secretglasgow.com/scottish-outdoor-club


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**Bush weekender transforms into fulltime nudist camp**
By Brandon Long, August 17, 2025
It's a crisp 20 degrees when Jody and Michael, wearing nothing but shoes and clutching mugs of coffee, soak up the winter sun.
"Perfect day to be nude," Michael says.
When people think of nudism, he says, they often picture postcard-perfect beaches or serene forests.
But what about swathes of rugged Queensland bush, where the only neighbours are cattle herds and coal mines?
Here, on 140 hectares of Queensland bushland near Miles, 340 kilometres north-west of Brisbane, Michael van West, 53, and Jody Airs, 47, have built their naturist Eden.
The only dress code? Thongs — of the flip-flop variety — to handle the spiders.
The property began as a weekend escape — a place to camp, be naked, and leave their Brisbane townhouse, where neighbouring units overlooked their "pro-nude" backyard.
But after Michael had a work accident and retired early, they permanently swapped corporate hustle for bush trails, kangaroos and no clothesline.
"It went from just a weekender and then life changed for the better," Michael says.
"Modern society, I find, is very disconnecting — this brings you back to reconnect.
"Naturism to us is about freedom, being able to walk out your front door however you want … and know you're not going to offend anyone."...

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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-17/queensland-bush-weekender-transforms-into-fulltime-nudist-camp/105650848

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This realistic-looking joke sign is located on Usedom on the German Baltic Sea coast, and the sign reads in German:
‘State Office for Wave Control+Nudity on the Beach’
What we would give for this fictional authority to really exist!

(Originally posted by GetNakedGermany on Bluesky:
https://bsky.app/profile/getnakedgermany.bsky.social/post/3lwhpphcw3c2g)


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**Grin and ‘Bare’ it: At this nudist resort, everyone has skin in the game**
At Avalon, freedom means moseying about in nothing more than gobs of sunscreen and embracing a lifestyle that dates back nearly 100 years in the United States and longer in Europe.
By Paul Schwartzman, July 20, 2025
PAW PAW, W.Va. — The time was 2 p.m., the sun was scorching and a retiree named Dewey Butts III was reveling in his version of heaven: a swimming pool crowded with dozens of men and women — every last one of them naked, himself included.
Here at the Avalon Resort, a self-styled “clothing-optional” retreat two hours west of D.C., the dress code requires no type of dress (or shirt or pants) at all.
“This is about finding a way to enjoy life and I enjoy being nude,” said Butts (yes, that’s his real name), a widower who drove last weekend from Pennsylvania with his girlfriend for a gala celebrating Avalon’s 30th anniversary.
“This is freedom,” he said, his smile befitting someone who had just won something akin to the jackpot.
The regimented constraints of conventional life often inspire a deep yearning for liberation, the form of which can be as logistically challenging as, say, parachuting out of an airplane, or as prosaic as channeling your inner Pavarotti in the shower — neighbors be damned.
Many roads around the area have names that give a hint that this is a nudist resort. (Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post)
At Avalon, 250 rolling acres that include streets with names like “Bare Buns Boulevard,” freedom means moseying about in nothing more than gobs of sunscreen and embracing a lifestyle that dates back nearly 100 years in the United States and longer in Europe.
Feeling a tad self-conscious?
Not to worry, say Avalon’s members, largely an older crowd that includes people like the ever-sunny Linda Keesee, 74, a retired naval intelligence officer who bought a condo at the resort years ago with her husband, Bill, a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel who died in 2022.
On her kitchen wall is a framed photo of a happy moment — Bill at their outdoor grill, his middle-aged body covered only by a red apron. A second photo, this one on a side table, also captures Bill at the grill, this time without the apron...

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/07/20/nudist-resort-avalon-west-virginia/

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**I visited a British nudist beach for the first time and it was hilarious – now I’m hooked on being naked on holiday**
Plus the best beaches to bare-all this summer
By Tracy Davies, 10 Aug 2025
DURING our recent heatwave, when UK temperatures hit a sizzling 34 degrees, I must have caught a touch of heatstroke, as I had this mad idea... I wanted to get naked. Publicly.
In the throes of post-divorce life, I'm having, what I like to call, a midlife renaissance –not crisis!
This is presenting itself in the form of tattoos, endless trips abroad, and, ahem, a foray into naturism.
Nude sunbathing is not just about thrill-seeking, it's also about reclaiming my body.
Now in its 53rd year, my beautiful sack of sausage skin has housed three children – two at the same time, in fact – it has run marathons, climbed mountains, and suffered more than its fair share of debilitating hangovers, but so far (touch wood) it has never let me down.
Nakedness is just one of the many things I'm enjoying about getting older.
I grew up in seventies suburbia, when our bits and bobs were largely kept under wraps. I was twenty before I exposed my body publicly.
It was a girls' holiday in Majorca '92 and still tipsy from the night before, my friends and I decided to go topless and I can remember how liberating and natural it felt.
While thirty years later my pups aren't as pert as they used to be, but it doesn't mean that they don't deserve their time in the sun...

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https://www.thesun.co.uk/travel/36091589/naturist-beach-first-timers/

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**Nudity Of Women: Fearless Rebellion Or Fear Of Patriarchy?**
By Rudrani Gupta, Aug 04, 2025
I am going to talk about something scandalous, something hushed, something shameful, and something a woman should never talk about- Nudity.
Nudity has always been associated with shame. But the definition of “shame” is different for different genders. If a man roams around shirtless or in shorts, the shame is on the woman who looks at him. But, if a woman roams around in the same way, the shame is on the woman, not on the onlookers.
Do you know why? Let our ancestors say, “Aurat ek Khuli tijori hoti hai.” When have you ever heard society say, “Look how shameless he is! Roaming around without clothes!”? But you must have heard it when the ‘he’ was replaced by ‘she’.
Men’s nudity is their privilege bestowed upon them by the patriarchy. Sometimes, even men’s nudity is objectified by women who get attracted to it. Let’s be honest, seeing Shah Rukh Khan shirtless in Pathaan was sizzling!
But let’s also admit that if women gaze at the naked bodies of men, they don’t consider it as their opportunity or “asking for it“. On the other hand, a woman wearing a bikini or revealing clothes becomes a national issue. Women showing off their breasts, curves, or waist while being wrapped in a saree is also not acceptable.
Men’s nudity is normal and rightful, while women’s nudity is immoral and shameful. Did the Constitution make different laws for men and women? Because when I last checked, the Constitution, under Article 19(1), provides the freedom of speech and expression to everyone.
Although there are obscenity laws, they are conditional based on the way the expression is understood. In short, India does provide freedom of expression, but within the limits of public morality, which is smeared by the traditional ideas of Patriarchy...

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https://www.youthkiawaaz.com/2025/08/nudity-of-women-fearless-rebellion-or-fear-of-patriarchy/

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**German museum puts on nude event to reflect changing attitudes**
Published 2025/08/09
Visitors to Stuttgart's House of History museum will be asked to strip off down to their shoes to attend the "Free Swimming – Together" exhibition on two upcoming evenings.
The museum in the capital of the south-western state of Baden-Württemberg is highlighting changing attitudes to swimming and the human body.
"Society is reflected in the pool. A wide variety of people with different lifestyles and moral concepts meet in public pools – sometimes more and sometimes less harmoniously," it says on its website.
The rich and poor once bathed separately, the museum notes – as did women and men. "During the Nazi era, the Jewish population and 'foreigners' were excluded. Even before that, war invalids had to stay outside. The sight of them was considered unacceptable," it continues.
Turning to restrictions today, it says that freedom and freedom of movement are once again hotly debated. "Do women, queer or disabled people need a 'protected space'? Does topless bathing benefit or harm feminism? Is the acceptance of maximum concealment backward or progressive?" it queries.
Germany's Get Naked association believes it is time for nudity to no longer be seen as exceptional and for it to no longer be intuitively linked to sex...

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**Outraged Italians protest ‘disgusting’ naked sunbathers invading Puglia beaches**
Vulgar naked people are invading our beaches, says one local campaigning against rogue naturists
By Silvia Marchetti, August 07, 2025
Outraged locals in a historic Italian town are campaigning to banish an “invasion” of naked sunbathers from their beaches in what is fast developing into a culture war.
Residents in the southern coastal town of Taranto in Puglia, on the heel of Italy, are rising up against nudists who are sunbathing on popular beaches.
Some parents in Taranto, which is famous for its mussels and pristine sandy beaches, say nudists should not strip off on public beaches where children and toddlers are present in the summer.
But the issue is dividing the local community and turning into a debate on personal liberties.
A group of local mothers in the town has condemned the presence of topless and naked sunbathers as “immoral in front of kids” and are calling for more restrictive measures to prevent it.
In a recent incident, a group of Italian nudists stripped naked and went swimming in front of children who were playing in the sand on the popular free beach of Torre Borraco, in Taranto’s district of Marina of Manduria.
Several outraged local mothers of the children succeeded in chasing the nudists away.
“It was disgusting. These naked people did not just lie on their towels to sunbathe, but moved naturally around the beach as if they were wearing bikinis,” Maria Pia Di Gennaro, a mother of four, told The i Paper...

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**I learned the beauty of embracing yourself at Vancouver’s nude beach**
By Jason Garramone, August 5, 2025
When my older brother, Patrick, asks me if I want to go to Wreck Beach, he doesn’t specify that it’s a nude beach. I’d heard him talk about it before and recalled that detail he seemed to be omitting. “Isn’t it a nude beach?” I ask. “Yeah, I guess it is,” he says.
My brother and I lead different lives. I’m a homeowner in Kitchener-Waterloo, Ont., in my 16th year of teaching high school, living with the same partner for 10 years. I take comfort in routine and predictability. He lives in Vancouver, where he rents a one-bedroom apartment, works on and off as a longshoreman and he has had several open relationships, spanning weeks to years. He enjoys spontaneity and the unknown.
“Do I have to be naked?” I inquire. “No, there’s people who are in bathing suits, but the cool people are naked,” he replies, leaving me feeling anxious and uncool.
I like the idea of being at a beach on this hot summer day, but I can’t bear the thought of baring it all.
After expressing my reservations, and being assured that I won’t stick out too much if I wear a bathing suit, Pat convinces me that I have to go so that I can experience Canada’s first nude beach. “It’s a cultural experience,” he tells me...

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**World Naked Bike Ride brings bikes, butts and body positivity to St. Louis**
By Lylee Gibbs, Aug. 3, 202
Hundreds of cyclists filled St. Louis streets on Saturday for a nearly 15-mile route wearing costumes and riding decorated bikes in various states of dress — some fully naked.
This was the World Naked Bike Ride, which began in 2004 as a protest against car culture and to promote the vulnerability of cyclists on the road but has erupted into an event around the globe. It made its way to St. Louis in 2007 and attracts cyclists from all over to the Midwest.
In the event's 17th year in St. Louis, the organization invited riders to go “bare as you dare” in an inclusive, body-positive event.
The ride started in the Grove and traveled through neighborhoods including Lafayette Square, Downtown and Tower Grove before reaching the finish line in the Grove. The long stretch of bikes consumed the roadway along its path, stopping cars and drawing spectators along sidewalks and side streets.
A tall, cherry-red bike that towers over the rest, modified to look like a car from the late ‘50s, is an ode to Charlie Wolters’ childhood.
“When I was a kid, I used to always imagine my bicycle was a car, and when I was a kid, cars had tailfins,” Wolters said. “So that's why the name Fins is written on the side.”
The 73-year-old resident of the Webster Grove area began participating in 2009, and he’s watched it grow into what it is today...

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**Should You Ever Be Naked Around Your Kids? Here's What Experts Actually Think**
"If they are grossed out, scream ‘awkward’ in embarrassment or run, you have your answer."
By Nandini Maharaj, Jul 31, 2025,
As a parent, being nude in front of your kids occasionally is unavoidable. Maybe you stepped out of the shower as they barged through the bathroom door, or you ran to grab a towel as you were getting dressed.
While these brief encounters are unlikely to scar your child permanently, you may have questions about whether it’s okay for them to see you naked. Should you cover up? Is there a certain age when nudity is not appropriate?
“It really depends on a few factors, including your kid’s age, maturity level and unique development, as well as your preferences, culture, family values, parenting style and relationship with your kids,” said Reena Patel, a psychologist, parenting expert and licensed educational board-certified behavior analyst.
It's natural for family norms around nudity to evolve as kids age.
Before preschool, children may not notice or understand the concept of nudity. As they become more aware of their own body, they may begin asking questions about bodies in general or may want more privacy. So, it’s natural for family norms surrounding nudity to evolve, said Kanchi Wijesekera, a licensed clinical psychologist and clinical director at Milika Center for Therapy and Resilience.
Below, experts share advice on how to navigate nudity with your family in mundane, everyday (and very obviously safe, nonsexual) situations.
Recognize that being nude happens.
Whether you had a more modest or relaxed upbringing, chances are you saw your parents getting changed or undressed — even if you don’t remember it. Take me, for instance. I don’t recall ever seeing my dad naked. Still, there are photos of him holding me at six months when he was taking a shower after my tired mom handed me off to him for a quick rinse. (Sometimes the direct route is the easiest. Just ask any parent doing bath time with an infant.)
Regardless of how your caregivers handled nudity, the human body is a natural part of life. Sometimes children walk in while you’re sitting on the toilet to ask you a question or tell you about a fight they had with their sibling. They often aren’t really thinking about bodies or your state of undress.
“When nudity is handled casually and comfortably at home, it can actually help kids develop a healthy, shame-free relationship with their own bodies,” Wijesekera said.
Patel agreed, saying that you get to determine your parenting style — which could mean being open and casual about being unclothed or having rules about when to cover up. When you model self-acceptance, it allows children to develop a nonjudgmental attitude towards their own bodies...
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