QUOTES 3/28/2020

“Despite most states permitting topless bathing, local legislation tends to forbid it. . . it is allowed in Montana, Oregon, Colorado, Texas and New York, and banned in Utah, Indiana, Tennessee.  US cities where it is not advised include Ashville, North Carolina, Austin, Texas, Boulder, Colorado, Columbus, Ohio, and Portland, Oregon.” - http://elpais.com/elpais/2017/02/13/inenglish/1486989270_414513.html

“Trawalua Beach (Co. Sligo, Ireland) - Naturist Blitz March 2016” (Video) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKCCgpZkn7s&list=PLLylh_Sc-qK47rrtKyIFBfRiK0l9MsBTd&index=18

“We grew up as a movement in a time when there were quiet stretches of uninhabited beaches where we could relax in peace.  Now those beaches are owned and under surveillance.  We need to change our thinking to adjust to the new urban landscape, seeking and creating new local venues, perhaps smaller, perhaps more contained, where we can relax in peace and enjoy nature.  This will take all of us.” - http://artdayonline.org/dailyart_201601/

“Here's a good rule of thumb - it gets less weird the more people are involved.  Inviting one person to hang out naked with you might make people question your intentions.  Inviting twenty people over, on the other hand, is a naked party and probably seems kind of fun.  Nude board game nights, nude movie nights, etc. are a great way to introduce friends to the idea.  In general, it's a lot easier to convert people when you propose something to actually do.  ‘Hey wanna go check out this nudist resort with me?  It sounds kind of awesome and I want to try it’ is usually an easier sell than ‘Wanna sit around naked at my house?’ . . . The best advice I can offer is not to try to convince people at all.  Just be open about it, treat it like anything else.  Let people know your summer plans when they ask what you're doing, tell them what you did over the weekend when they ask what you did.” – ejp, https://www.reddit.com/r/nudism/comments/5zdrgp/thank_you_from_a_new_convert/

“People who like to be naked often identify themselves as ‘naturists’, because lack of clothing puts one in direct physical contact with the inorganic elements of nature, and also induces a sense of kinship with nonhuman living things, all of which are naked themselves.” - http://ldsnaturism.blogspot.com/p/advantages.html