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‘It’s so Brown’: Nudity, controversy, body positivity on campus

LABSN Editor Note: Interesting article about nudity on the campus of Brown University.

https://www.browndailyherald.com/article/2022/10/its-so-brown-nudity-controversy-body-positivity-on-campus?fbclid=IwAR21ihevT6P9zrQsDBE-GKusPsH2JiwOzG3MZxuLpDbLK2W-She12APtlZM

Toasted buns: A first-timer on why you should go naked this summer

LABSN Editor’s Note: It’s been a while since I’ve posted, but found this article and thought it was written in such a down-to-earth manner I wanted to post it.

https://thespinoff.co.nz/summer/12-01-2022/toasted-buns-a-first-timer-on-why-you-should-go-naked-this-summer

Purists v partiers: the battle between two popular nudist resorts | Life and style | The Guardian

LABSN Editor’s Note: I thought this Guardian newspaper of London captured the contrast between the two camps of nudists.

One of Florida’s oldest and most staid communities, Lake Como, and nearby Caliente Club struggle with being misunderstood – and with each other

Source: Purists v partiers: the battle between two popular nudist resorts | Life and style | The Guardian

Navigating Gender – Not Just What the Naked Body Tells Us | A Canadian Naturist

LABSN Editor’s Note: The Canadian Naturist always has some wonderful words of wisdom. I thought this was especially poignant.

“Gender is an aspect of our individuality.”  These words from Thomas Moore got me thinking about gender and my own identity. When a person is nude, gender is an obviously physical thing as this ima…

Source: Navigating Gender – Not Just What the Naked Body Tells Us | A Canadian Naturist

Here’s What Happened When A Woman Walked Around Topless In Montreal (PHOTOS)

LABSN Editor’s Note: This is from 2014, but I just found it and thought it was interesting. The writer, Lili Boisvert,  argues the right of women to go topless in public in a very logical, calm manner.

If we combine heterosexual women and homosexual men, there’s a large percentage of the population that is attracted to men’s, not women’s bodies.

So why is it OK for men to go topless, but not women? Does it mean that women’s and gay men’s desires are worth less than those of heterosexual men?

Source: Here’s What Happened When A Woman Walked Around Topless In Montreal (PHOTOS)

GOP House Plays Tricks with Anti-Discrimination Vote

LABSN Editor’s Note: I found this on the Daily Kos and was so shocked that this could happen. I had to share it.

A followup by  Minority Whip Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, to the strange vote-switch in the U.S. House of Representatives.