IT NEEDS TO BE EQUALLY PROHIBITED TO DISCRIMINATE ON THE

Foundation of appearing in the natural state common to any or all mankind.

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Frequently found it to be more complex to forbid nudity than to sanction it.

For examp le, in the local anti-nudity legislation of St. John's County, Florida, we find this painstakingly

elaborate definition of "buttocks:" "The area at the rear of the human body (sometimes referred to as the gluteus

formed by the muscles running from the back of the hip to the back of the leg) as well as the second or bottom such line

being a half-inch above the bottom stage of the curvature of the fleshy protuberance (sometimes called the

outside lines are perpendicular to the ground and to the horizontal lines described above, and which perpendicular

outside lines pass through the outermost point(s) at which each nate meets the outer side of every leg.

Notwithstanding the above, buttocks shan't contain the leg, the hamstring muscle below the gluteal fold, the

tensor fasciae latae muscles, or any of the above described part of the body that's between either (i) the

For the intention behind the last sentence, the left inside perpendicular line shall be

an imaginary straight line on the left side of the anus (i) that's perpendicular to the ground and to the horizontal

lines described above and (ii) that is one third of the space from the anus to the left outside line. (The above

description can usually be described as covering one third of the buttocks centered over the cleavage for the length

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135. A sizable portion of state and local government anti-nudity regulations have been legislated by

individual high officials or little groups, without public review.

Florida, for instance, closed almost all of its nude beaches in 1983 without public review.

136. By wide-ranging legal precedent, it is unquestionably legal to be nude in private, on private property.

137. Many state or local governments have also expressly legislated the right to be nude in designated

public regions, like legally-sanctioned nude beaches.

Legal nude beaches are uncommon but not non-existent in North America. British Columbia, by way of example,

Now has one legally sanctioned nude beach, and Oregon has two.

138. There's no universal federal prohibition against nudity on public property. In general, public property agencies

view bare diversion--conducted with discretion as well as sensitivity to the variable values of others--as "valid

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and Parks) have followed the federal policy as well, without struggle.

William Penn Mott, a former Manager of the National Park Service, wrote: "NPS must consciously seek to

respect and adapt wide ranging differences among visitors and professional colleagues in lifestyles and

values with sympathy, dignity, and tolerance. I really believe that parks are a place where the human spirit is more free,

more capable of allowing individuals to be themselves, nearer to a oneness with universal truths about humankind and

about our relationship to nature and the holy truths by which we live. . . . I consider it's too easy for government

employees--all of us--to believe there is just one way to enjoy and use the parks and that when the visitor enters 'our

parks' they must 'do it our way.'" 202

139. The bare use of most federal lands is, in fact, constitutional since there isn't any universal federal law

prohibiting it. The Ninth Amendment expressly says that no independence shall be refused which aren't particularly

prohibited.203

140.

Diversion. Historically, provisions have been made even for extreme minority kinds of recreation. Recreational

diversity must also contain provisions for nude recreation.

A 1983 Gallup poll found that 14% of Americans occasionally loved nude recreation.204 How many

activities does 14% of the American people participate in, of any kind? Definitely not hunting, snowmobiling, mountain

Bicycling, or using off-road vehicles, all which have designated spaces set aside for their use!

141. Clothing-optional diversion is less offensive to most people than a number of other forms of recreation