We Are All Ambassadors
This (slightly less-than-optimal) photo of a Bare Oaks Family Naturist Park advisory notice was posted on Bluesky recently. The board advises patrons on the inappropriateness and negative impact of sexual behaviour in the resort. Part of the text states, "Because they don't know the reality, the general public assumes that our movement is about sexuality. We have been fighting that assumption for nearly a century. But it persists and it is a key perception that keeps people away." Bare Oaks are absolutely right: this is precisely why nudists' behaviour has to be seen to be squeaky-clean at all times. A few years ago, I invited a friend to participate in the Brighton WNBR with me. Although she wouldn't describe herself as a nudist, she was not at all adverse to naked recreation, and we had walked naked, swam naked, gone to the beach naked and even celebrated the New Year naked together several times before. She was a little overwhelmed at first, but eventually he...
