would you if legal?
We all know its not socially acceptable but if it were legal would you live you whole life nude with the exception of cold weather? Would you go shopping? would you go out and do your daily routine nude? Everyone you hear always speaks of rights etc, how far would you push the right to be nude in public if legal?
I don't wear a lot of clothes out now. Normally just shorts and a shirt or just shorts. If nudity was legal and accepted, I might find myself wearing a sarong so that I could be covered if necessary, but also easy to remove for comfort.
If only we could have a world like that.
May I suggest that those in the UK who do not think that it is legal to be naked outside or who think that the police and CPS do not know that look on the British Naturism web site (bn.org.uk). You will find the following links :
https://www.bn.org.uk/files/file/739-legal-guides-public-place-naturism/
https://www.bn.org.uk/forums/topic/18512-policing-naturism-2018-onwards/
AND
https://www.bn.org.uk/campaigning/policing/
May I suggest that those in the UK who do not think that it is legal to be naked outside or who think that the police and CPS do not know that look on the British Naturism web site (bn.org.uk). You will find the following links :https://www.bn.org.uk/files/file/739-legal-guides-public-place-naturism/https://www.bn.org.uk/forums/topic/18512-policing-naturism-2018-onwards/ANDhttps://www.bn.org.uk/campaigning/policing/
I'm surprised that I haven't seen more mentioned on sites like TN about what you highlight in these links Paul. Its long been a gray area as to where and when we can be legally nude in public in the UK, it varies to some degree in the different countries that make up the UK too. But the clarification of this issue should help make it clearer where we can be naked, and hopefully the wider population will also realise that we are legally allowed to be naked in many situations. Talking to nudist friends not that many of them seem aware of the current situation.
A lot of the initial work was done by the Naturist Action Group, British Naturism got on board later but don't seem to want to acknoledge the earlier work and in their recent publicity about the clarification make no mention of other groups that worked on the matter, seemingly to claim all the credit. I'm not saying that BN don't deserve some credit, but making it look like they were the only body fighting our corner is not good when its not true.
As to the question about would I be nude in more places if it were legal, yes I would. We've long used public beaches for nudism, 'official' and 'unofficial' beaches. We've hiked nude for a number of years too. We've known what our rights were to be nude publicly but been cautious about forcing our nudity on others, not walking naked along roads or when passing peoples' homes. I've walked nude in the countryside since the legal clarification with an organised group, the respect when passing homes continues but we've not covered up at the sight of someone in the distance. Being nude in a town centre would probably still be an issue, I'm not going to walk around naked today, or tomorrow, the laws still indicate that this is not acceptable generally. But I will be nude in public more since its been possible to carry a piece of paper stating that the law recognises our right to be nude should I meet anyone, including police, who questions that right.