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The New Gymnosophy @newgymnosophy.bsky.social · 6d

That billboard makes it look like there is a voyeur outside your window.

The New Gymnosophy @newgymnosophy.bsky.social · Sep 10

A year after it was first published, @planetnude.co has brought back my article on East German nudism. So, here it is: The story of how one country nationalized nakedness. www.planetnude.co/p/fkk-in-der...

‘FKK in der DDR’: East Germany’s socialist nudism

The story of how one country nationalized nakedness

www.planetnude.co

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The New Gymnosophy @newgymnosophy.bsky.social · Sep 9

This is an improvement on a rather dull original, I suppose. I’ve never cared for the symbol actually, and as someone else said, it looks like old clipart from the early internet days.

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Planet Nude @planetnude.co · Sep 1

New poll reveals American attitudes toward nudity www.planetnude.co/p/new-poll-r...

New poll reveals American attitudes toward nudity

A recent YouGov survey finds contradictions, discomfort, and telling gaps in U.S. views on nudity

www.planetnude.co

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Planet Nude @planetnude.co · Sep 6

Burlington outlaws public nudity
www.planetnude.co/p/burlington...

Burlington outlaws public nudity

City’s new ordinance ends Vermont’s most visible experiment in urban body freedom

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Planet Nude @planetnude.co · Aug 19

Fenced in at Denny Blaine www.planetnude.co/p/fenced-in-...

Fenced in at Denny Blaine

Seattle’s only clothing-optional beach has been divided into “nude” and “clothed” zones, sparking fresh resistance from advocates

www.planetnude.co

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The New Gymnosophy @newgymnosophy.bsky.social · Aug 11

NEEDED: More naturism — “Nature connectedness is now accepted as a key root cause of the environmental crisis. It’s important for our own mental health as well. It unites people and nature’s wellbeing. There’s a need for transformational change.”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Human connection to nature has declined 60% in 200 years, study finds

Prof Miles Richardson says people risk ‘extinction of experience’ in the natural world without new policies

www.theguardian.com

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The New Gymnosophy @newgymnosophy.bsky.social · Aug 8

National Nude Beach Day button from August 8, 1976 — 49 years ago today. This button is a throwback to a campaign initiated by Lee Baxendall and other forerunners of The Naturist Society. @naturistsociety.bsky.social

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The New Gymnosophy @newgymnosophy.bsky.social · Aug 7

Waiting for a sunrise that never came.

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The New Gymnosophy @newgymnosophy.bsky.social · Jul 30

Summer morning

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Planet Nude @planetnude.co · Jul 29

Idaho’s indecent exposure law is so strict, it even bans your "truck nuts" www.planetnude.co/p/idahos-ind...

Idaho’s indecent exposure law is so strict, it even bans your "truck nuts"

HB 270 criminalizes everything from exposed breasts to artificial simulations

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Naturist Education Foundation @naturisteducation.bsky.social · Jul 28

Naked Truth: Getting to the Bottom of a Bygone Rochester Club

Have you ever heard of gymnosophy? Me neither. At least not until I stumbled upon a curious file in our pamphlet collection devoted to the Rochester Gymnosophy League. And what I found inside came …

rochistory.wordpress.com

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The New Gymnosophy @newgymnosophy.bsky.social · Jul 22

AI “nudify” tools: A world of synthetic bodies, generated for profit and humiliation, is not the future we want. Real nudity demands consent. Naturists show what body autonomy looks like when it’s not stolen but shared. www.planetnude.co/p/the-fake-n...

The fake nudity crisis

AI “nudify” tools are violating the human body and distorting the meaning of nudity

www.planetnude.co

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The New Gymnosophy @newgymnosophy.bsky.social · Jul 21

Nature walk

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The New Gymnosophy @newgymnosophy.bsky.social · Jul 15

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Planet Nude @planetnude.co · Jul 15

URGENT: Sign the petition to help save Denny Blaine (again): www.change.org/p/save-denny...

Sign the Petition

Save Denny Blaine (Again)

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The New Gymnosophy @newgymnosophy.bsky.social · Jul 15

There’s big trouble in Seattle.

Planet Nude @planetnude.co · Jul 15

Judge declares nudity at Denny Blaine a ‘public nuisance’ www.planetnude/p/judge-decl...

Judge declares nudity at Denny Blaine a ‘public nuisance’

Seattle ordered to “abate” nudity within 14 days as supporters launch petition to save the park’s clothing-optional tradition

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The New Gymnosophy @newgymnosophy.bsky.social · Jul 11

Naked Club Sail Away 2025 - soaking up the sun with some naturist friends on a cruise around Lake Ontario. July 6, 2025.

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Gay Naturists International (GNI) @gaynaturists.bsky.social · Jul 7

Happy Nude Recreation Week!

You can also join us for The Gathering (AKA Another Nude Recreation Week) in August!

Www.gaynaturists.org

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The New Gymnosophy @newgymnosophy.bsky.social · Jul 5

Happy Fourth of July! — “I WANT YOU to feel free to be nude!” Nude & Natural, magazine of the @naturistsociety.bsky.social , 1991.

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The New Gymnosophy @newgymnosophy.bsky.social · Jul 3

Only Fan: I’m not usually a fan of these fans, especially when hundreds of people are clacking them simultaneously. But when I saw this being handed out at Pride last weekend, I had to grab one.

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The New Gymnosophy @newgymnosophy.bsky.social · Jun 26

I was only able to stay the first couple of hours but attendance was picking up and continued through the day.

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The New Gymnosophy @newgymnosophy.bsky.social · Jun 26

Hanlan’s Point in Toronto, Canada, has been officially designated as the world’s oldest legal nude beach by the International Naturist Federation @worldnaturism.bsky.social. Here are a few pics from Naturist Beach Day at Hanlan’s - June 21, 2025. @gaynaturists.bsky.social @fcnaturists.bsky.social

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Planet Nude @planetnude.co · Jun 24

Burlington takes first step toward banning public nudity www.planetnude.co/p/burlington...

Burlington takes first step toward banning public nudity

A proposed ordinance would restrict what is currently legal under Vermont state law

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The New Gymnosophy @newgymnosophy.bsky.social · Jun 19

The other four issues in my eight-issue run on the magazine.

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The New Gymnosophy @newgymnosophy.bsky.social · Jun 19

I’ve just finished up two years as editor and layout designer of Going Natural, the magazine of the Federation of Canadian Naturists. Eight issues, and I’m pretty proud of them all. Good luck to those who take it from here!

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