Normalising Nudity

A group for people with a common interest in using nudism/naturism to normalise nudity in society, and promoting healthy attitudes to the human body. We will share ideas, events, media, etc. that will help make non-sexual nudity acceptable generally and not only in reserved areas. Society's attitudes towards nudity lead to unreal expectations about appearance, shame, and ignorance of what a...

Leesons Learned From Elsewhere

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The LGTBQ community had made significant strides over the past 20 or so years in normalizing their community. Granted, there still is quite a bit to go. When it comes to normalizing nudity, there are lessons to be had from the LGTBQ movement. One I can think of is that big strides were made when gay men and women started coming out of the closet in larger and larger numbers. I could be wrong about this, but most nudists are pretty quiet about their pursuit. There are exceptions of course mostly those that are die-hard into it as a lifestyle. There are many points of discussion associated with this topic, but here is a question to start it off. If you were (or are) completely open about your distaste for clothing, do you think that you might be surprised by how many people you know would say, me (us) too?

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The LGTBQ community had made significant strides over the past 20 or so years in normalizing their community. Granted, there still is quite a bit to go. When it comes to normalizing nudity, there are lessons to be had from the LGTBQ movement. One I can think of is that big strides were made when gay men and women started coming out of the closet in larger and larger numbers. I could be wrong about this, but most nudists are pretty quiet about their pursuit. There are exceptions of course mostly those that are die-hard into it as a lifestyle. There are many points of discussion associated with this topic, but here is a question to start it off. If you were (or are) completely open about your distaste for clothing, do you think that you might be surprised by how many people you know would say, me (us) too?

Home nudity quite a few. Public nudity close to none.

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