The New Gymnosophy
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“In nudity, class distinctions disappear. Workers, peasants, office workers are suddenly just people.”
A year after it was first published, @planetnude.co has brought back my article on East German nudism. So, here it is: The story of how one country nationalized nakedness. www.planetnude.co/p/fkk-in-der...
‘FKK in der DDR’: East Germany’s socialist nudism
The story of how one country nationalized nakedness
www.planetnude.co
September 10, 2025 at 12:04 PM
A year after it was first published, @planetnude.co has brought back my article on East German nudism. So, here it is: The story of how one country nationalized nakedness. www.planetnude.co/p/fkk-in-der...
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New poll reveals American attitudes toward nudity www.planetnude.co/p/new-poll-r...
New poll reveals American attitudes toward nudity
A recent YouGov survey finds contradictions, discomfort, and telling gaps in U.S. views on nudity
www.planetnude.co
September 1, 2025 at 10:54 PM
New poll reveals American attitudes toward nudity www.planetnude.co/p/new-poll-r...
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Burlington outlaws public nudity
www.planetnude.co/p/burlington...
www.planetnude.co/p/burlington...
Burlington outlaws public nudity
City’s new ordinance ends Vermont’s most visible experiment in urban body freedom
www.planetnude.co
September 6, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Burlington outlaws public nudity
www.planetnude.co/p/burlington...
www.planetnude.co/p/burlington...
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Fenced in at Denny Blaine www.planetnude.co/p/fenced-in-...
Fenced in at Denny Blaine
Seattle’s only clothing-optional beach has been divided into “nude” and “clothed” zones, sparking fresh resistance from advocates
www.planetnude.co
August 19, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Fenced in at Denny Blaine www.planetnude.co/p/fenced-in-...
NEEDED: More naturism — “Nature connectedness is now accepted as a key root cause of the environmental crisis. It’s important for our own mental health as well. It unites people and nature’s wellbeing. There’s a need for transformational change.”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Human connection to nature has declined 60% in 200 years, study finds
Prof Miles Richardson says people risk ‘extinction of experience’ in the natural world without new policies
www.theguardian.com
August 11, 2025 at 7:12 PM
NEEDED: More naturism — “Nature connectedness is now accepted as a key root cause of the environmental crisis. It’s important for our own mental health as well. It unites people and nature’s wellbeing. There’s a need for transformational change.”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
National Nude Beach Day button from August 8, 1976 — 49 years ago today. This button is a throwback to a campaign initiated by Lee Baxendall and other forerunners of The Naturist Society. @naturistsociety.bsky.social
August 8, 2025 at 3:29 PM
National Nude Beach Day button from August 8, 1976 — 49 years ago today. This button is a throwback to a campaign initiated by Lee Baxendall and other forerunners of The Naturist Society. @naturistsociety.bsky.social
Waiting for a sunrise that never came.
August 7, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Waiting for a sunrise that never came.
Summer morning
July 30, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Summer morning
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Idaho’s indecent exposure law is so strict, it even bans your "truck nuts" www.planetnude.co/p/idahos-ind...
Idaho’s indecent exposure law is so strict, it even bans your "truck nuts"
HB 270 criminalizes everything from exposed breasts to artificial simulations
www.planetnude.co
July 29, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Idaho’s indecent exposure law is so strict, it even bans your "truck nuts" www.planetnude.co/p/idahos-ind...
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AI “nudify” tools: A world of synthetic bodies, generated for profit and humiliation, is not the future we want. Real nudity demands consent. Naturists show what body autonomy looks like when it’s not stolen but shared. www.planetnude.co/p/the-fake-n...
The fake nudity crisis
AI “nudify” tools are violating the human body and distorting the meaning of nudity
www.planetnude.co
July 22, 2025 at 2:13 AM
AI “nudify” tools: A world of synthetic bodies, generated for profit and humiliation, is not the future we want. Real nudity demands consent. Naturists show what body autonomy looks like when it’s not stolen but shared. www.planetnude.co/p/the-fake-n...
There’s big trouble in Seattle.
Judge declares nudity at Denny Blaine a ‘public nuisance’ www.planetnude/p/judge-decl...
Judge declares nudity at Denny Blaine a ‘public nuisance’
Seattle ordered to “abate” nudity within 14 days as supporters launch petition to save the park’s clothing-optional tradition
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July 15, 2025 at 8:48 PM
There’s big trouble in Seattle.
Naked Club Sail Away 2025 - soaking up the sun with some naturist friends on a cruise around Lake Ontario. July 6, 2025.
July 11, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Naked Club Sail Away 2025 - soaking up the sun with some naturist friends on a cruise around Lake Ontario. July 6, 2025.
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Happy Nude Recreation Week!
You can also join us for The Gathering (AKA Another Nude Recreation Week) in August!
Www.gaynaturists.org
You can also join us for The Gathering (AKA Another Nude Recreation Week) in August!
Www.gaynaturists.org
July 7, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Happy Nude Recreation Week!
You can also join us for The Gathering (AKA Another Nude Recreation Week) in August!
Www.gaynaturists.org
You can also join us for The Gathering (AKA Another Nude Recreation Week) in August!
Www.gaynaturists.org
Happy Fourth of July! — “I WANT YOU to feel free to be nude!” Nude & Natural, magazine of the @naturistsociety.bsky.social , 1991.
July 5, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Happy Fourth of July! — “I WANT YOU to feel free to be nude!” Nude & Natural, magazine of the @naturistsociety.bsky.social , 1991.
Only Fan: I’m not usually a fan of these fans, especially when hundreds of people are clacking them simultaneously. But when I saw this being handed out at Pride last weekend, I had to grab one.
July 3, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Only Fan: I’m not usually a fan of these fans, especially when hundreds of people are clacking them simultaneously. But when I saw this being handed out at Pride last weekend, I had to grab one.
Hanlan’s Point in Toronto, Canada, has been officially designated as the world’s oldest legal nude beach by the International Naturist Federation @worldnaturism.bsky.social. Here are a few pics from Naturist Beach Day at Hanlan’s - June 21, 2025. @gaynaturists.bsky.social @fcnaturists.bsky.social
June 26, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Hanlan’s Point in Toronto, Canada, has been officially designated as the world’s oldest legal nude beach by the International Naturist Federation @worldnaturism.bsky.social. Here are a few pics from Naturist Beach Day at Hanlan’s - June 21, 2025. @gaynaturists.bsky.social @fcnaturists.bsky.social
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Burlington takes first step toward banning public nudity www.planetnude.co/p/burlington...
Burlington takes first step toward banning public nudity
A proposed ordinance would restrict what is currently legal under Vermont state law
www.planetnude.co
June 24, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Burlington takes first step toward banning public nudity www.planetnude.co/p/burlington...
I’ve just finished up two years as editor and layout designer of Going Natural, the magazine of the Federation of Canadian Naturists. Eight issues, and I’m pretty proud of them all. Good luck to those who take it from here!
June 19, 2025 at 7:25 PM
I’ve just finished up two years as editor and layout designer of Going Natural, the magazine of the Federation of Canadian Naturists. Eight issues, and I’m pretty proud of them all. Good luck to those who take it from here!
Suns Out, Buns Out: Naturist Beach Day at Toronto’s Hanlan’s Point Nude Beach, this Saturday. @gaynaturists.bsky.social
June 18, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Suns Out, Buns Out: Naturist Beach Day at Toronto’s Hanlan’s Point Nude Beach, this Saturday. @gaynaturists.bsky.social
Bringing this one back for Pride month, but now it’s featured on my own blog, The New Gymnosophy. open.substack.com/pub/curtisat...
TNT!MEN: The gay nudists who helped Canada get totally naked
Nude swimming, nude dancing, nude protesting—there’s barely an area of Canadian nudity law that this group didn’t revolutionize
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June 17, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Bringing this one back for Pride month, but now it’s featured on my own blog, The New Gymnosophy. open.substack.com/pub/curtisat...
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“This was a painting born from upheaval. And yet, it didn’t emerge as propaganda. Delacroix didn’t paint a banner or a leader or a martyr. He painted the people, and he gave them a body to follow. Not a uniform. Not a crown. A body.”
The nudity of Liberty Leading the People www.planetnude.co/p/the-nudity...
The nudity of Liberty Leading the People
What Delacroix’s bare-breasted Liberty reveals—and why we still need her
www.planetnude.co
June 16, 2025 at 1:29 PM
“This was a painting born from upheaval. And yet, it didn’t emerge as propaganda. Delacroix didn’t paint a banner or a leader or a martyr. He painted the people, and he gave them a body to follow. Not a uniform. Not a crown. A body.”
We will be sailing Lake Ontario in a few weeks. There’s still time to join us.
June 15, 2025 at 3:15 PM
We will be sailing Lake Ontario in a few weeks. There’s still time to join us.
If you happen to be in the Toronto area… streetsoftoronto.com/travel/here-...
Here are 5 nude beaches in and near Toronto to enjoy this summer
While many may blush at the idea of stripping down in a public space, nude beaches can be the great way to help you accept the skin you’re in.
streetsoftoronto.com
June 14, 2025 at 2:08 PM
If you happen to be in the Toronto area… streetsoftoronto.com/travel/here-...