The New Gymnosophy
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“In nudity, class distinctions disappear. Workers, peasants, office workers are suddenly just people.”
Some history from one of my favorite beaches.
Planet Nude@planetnude.co · last wk.How Sandy Hook got its nude beach signs
From the Naked Age archive, episode 9: 'Faces of Canadian Nudism.' We meet several pioneering advocates for naturism north of the border, centered on Petra Scheller. Full episode: www.planetnude.co/p/faces-of-c... #NakedAge
Faces of Canadian Nudism
We meet several pioneering advocates for the nudism/naturism movement in Canada
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Keeping beach season going, at least in my mug.
Comrades, report to the showers. Enjoy some state-funded homoeroticism by gay East German icon Jürgen Wittdorf (born today in 1932).
Sad news. The Naturist Society @naturistsociety.bsky.social founded by Lee Baxandall in 1980, was at the forefront of activist nudism. It fought for free beaches, challenged racism in the movement, incubated gay and lesbian naturism when other orgs wouldn’t touch the issue, and so much more. A loss.
Planet Nude@planetnude.co · 2w agoThe Naturist Society Foundation will close at the end of 2026
Happy to see Denny Blaine’s history finally being honored. And that history is still being written. 🏳️🌈 #nudebeach #nudism #naturism
Seattle Officially Recognizes Denny Blaine as an LGBTQ+ Landmark - The Stranger
For the first time, the Seattle City Council formally recognized Denny Blaine Park’s decades of queer history and its importance to gay and trans Seattle. The council passed a formal resolution Wedne...
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A (last?) summer day at my favorite beach — Hanlan’s Point in Toronto.
From the archive: activists beat back a plan to build next to Toronto's historic nude beach - but say the fight isn't over.
The fight for historic Hanlan's
Some Are Celebrating the Scuttling of a Concert Venue Next to the Beach, but Activists Say Dangers Remain
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Happy Fourth of July! — “I WANT YOU to feel free to be nude!” Nude & Natural, magazine of the @naturistsociety.bsky.social , 1991.
Out of the closet and out of their clothes: The history of Gay Naturists International
Out of the closet and out of their clothes: The history of Gay Naturists International
GNI took the naked gay man—a concept that a puritanical society had sexualized, criminalized, and shamed—and placed him back into the hands of nature.
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We appreciate the feature, @planetnude.co! Checkout the history of GNI in the link below ⬇️
Planet Nude@planetnude.co · 4mo agoOut of the closet and out of their clothes: The history of Gay Naturists International
GNI took the naked gay man—a concept that a puritanical society had sexualized, criminalized, and shamed—and placed him back into the hands of nature. @gaynaturists.bsky.social www.planetnude.co/p/out-of-the...
Out of the closet and out of their clothes: The history of Gay Naturists International
GNI took the naked gay man—a concept that a puritanical society had sexualized, criminalized, and shamed—and placed him back into the hands of nature.
planetnude.co
A look at the largely forgotten history of nudism in Arkansas by @newgymnosophy.bsky.social
Going natural in the Natural State: The lost history of Arkansas nudism
Once home to the country’s fastest-growing nudist park, it's now the most anti-naturist jurisdiction in the U.S.A.
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Writing this one was a special experience for me. Check it out on @planetnude.co. www.planetnude.co/p/going-natu...
Going natural in the Natural State: The lost history of Arkansas nudism
Once home to the country’s fastest-growing nudist park, it's now the most anti-naturist jurisdiction in the U.S.A.
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Reading this classic 1977 book at an appropriate locale.
Reminiscent of the strategy used to defend Hanlan’s Point beach in Toronto a few years ago.
Planet Nude@planetnude.co · 5mo agoDenny Blaine could get formal LGBTQ+ recognition from Seattle City Council www.planetnude.co/p/denny-blai...
What was once an informal nude beach known mostly to Seattle locals has become one of the most closely watched public nudity disputes in the United States—and on May 27, it goes to trial. www.planetnude.co/p/the-case-f...
The case for Denny Blaine
As trial approaches, the legal defense of Seattle’s nude beach becomes an argument about constitutional expression
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Uncovering lost history: While researching a new article, I learned that my hometown in Arkansas was a central battleground in the nudist wars of the 1950s. Article coming soon!
It’s almost beach season… Looking forward to summer days at Hanlan’s Point.
“The barbarians of capital will keep circling, tightening their grip, until they pour through the gate and redevelop every square inch into something with more return on investment than human beings who enjoy their own skin.” slate.com/life/2026/04...
Two Generations Ago, It Wasn’t So Weird to Be Naked in Front of Other People. Now Everyone Hates It. I Went to the Only Place to Find Out Why.
At Glen Eden Sun Club, nudism is alive and well. It’s also one of the last places in the world where that’s true.
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“It was one thing to witness the casual nudity of strangers and another entirely to be confronted with my friends’ naked bodies…. Hundreds of years of American body conservatism swelled within me on the beach in Mexico.”https://www.them.us/story/nude-beach-friends-etiquette-first-time
How to Go to a Nude Beach With Your Friends (And Not Feel Weird About It)
There’s a sweet spot between not looking and looking too long.
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