As nudists/naturists how are we ever suppose to advance naturism if we confine and conceal ourselves and our lifestyle from non-naturists? Socializing with other nudists can be amazingly rewarding. But engaging non-naturists is paramount to building tolerance for naturism. Blocking Continue Reading
Get out your hoes and spades, naturists. It’s time for World Naked Gardening Day 2018. For 2018, the event is occurring on Saturday, 5 May. This is the 14th year the day has been observed. And as with any teenager, Continue Reading
The British ladies of the Women’s Institute did it for a calendar generating millions of pounds and spurring books, a stage play, a musical and a popular movie: Calendar Girls. Fire departments across the western world seem to have jumped Continue Reading
Bruce Kendall, a guest contributor, wrote this article First Steps In Thailand, naturism was first started in 1930 by Mr. Salin Foothai who brought the concept back from Europe and started an organization in Bangkok. However, his “Sunbather’s Club” lasted only Continue Reading
In order to advance the naturists movement, it is necessary to help overcome society’s skewed views of nudity. But does that mean that nudist must always be serious and publicity ready? Can we have fun, let our hair down and Continue Reading
Should you join a naturist club or association if you are a practicing nudist? Well, it depends. Joining such organizations offers several advantages. But of course there are some drawbacks as should be expected. Naturist club pros The pros include Continue Reading
I have almost always been drawn to naturism. And for most of my adult life I have practiced nudism both publicly and privately. But it was not until I move to a nude-restrictive place where nudity in most any form Continue Reading
Quite a few ideas and comments were generated by my recent article in which I talked about the need for a symbol to identify naturism. Many of the symbol suggestions were for things found in nature, especially the sun. This Continue Reading
Feminists have a female symbol with a clenched fist in the center of the circle. The LGBT+ community has a plethora of rainbow inspired flags. Hindus have the om. Hell poisons even have the skull and crossbones. But what is Continue Reading
Visibility is the key to increasing public awareness and acceptance of naturism. I have preach and firmly believe this message. But I am increasingly realizing that simply coming out as a naturist is not always so simple. Naturism’s Risks can Continue Reading
“You are a nudist vegetarian? That’s a cute combination!” That was a comment that a new acquaintance recently made to me. And I found it amusing. Still do. But why is this combination not more usual? Being a natural naturist Continue Reading
There are proportionally far too many Y chromosomes in the world of Naturism. That’s too say that the world of nudism proportionally skews toward the masculine. A quick visit to naturists’ sites, whether actual or virtual, tells us that women Continue Reading
This week in the USA, a Playboy model was found guilty of invasion of privacy in her attempt at body shaming a fellow gym member. While in the locker room of her gym, she took and uploaded a picture of an elderly female Continue Reading
As nudists we grow accustomed to constantly declaring that nudism isn’t sex. We explain that we don’t go nude in order to provoke sexual arousal but rather because of the physical comfort we feel from being without layers of constraining fabric Continue Reading
Today, 14 May 2017 is Mothers’ Day in the USA. And I want to extend my heartfelt wishes for a wonderful day to all mothers there. Mothers’ Day every day Having lived in different countries which each has set aside Continue Reading