Public Nudity

Germany

Public nudity is not illegal in Germany; however, it is up to local authoritie discretion to regulate it, mostly because of safety and health issues, not decency. Apart from public areas and public pools (which often offer nude days), nude bathing is common in Germany. Unofficial clothing optional areas are prevelant at lakes and rivers and other places.

Netherlands

Public saunas in the Netherlands are always co-ed and nudity is normal when using these. Tanning top free is legal on almost all beaches. Towns with a beach tend to have a nudist beach; even if the town does not care for one, it designates a quiet part. This is in order to be able to forbid nudity on the rest of the beach.

United Kingdom

Nudism is legal on some beaches, however in public it is illegal through many different acts. A man named as Stephen Gough, known as the Naked Rambler, completed a walk across Great Britian nude in 2003-2004, he tried to redo his walk in 2006 but was arrested and sent to jail.

Canada

The vast majority of Canada is mostly uninhabited and nude swimming and sunbathing can be done without disturbing others. In the populated areas, particularly the Lower Mainland, Greater Victoria, and the Okanagan, nudity is mainly only in certain established or isolated areas (often beaches) and on private properties.

South Africa

Their are no clothing laws in South Africa that are specific. Most of the laws about being nude in public are covered with indecent exposure. South Africa recently got their first clothing optional beach, it is called Mpenjati Beach.

French Antilles

The French Antilles are seven territories currently under French control in the Antilles islands of the Caribbean. Nudism for the most part is completely legal. There are many nude beaches, some of the biggest in the world being on the island of Saint Martin. These islands also cater to many people looking to find a nudist resort to stay at.

Laws on Nudism By Country

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Nudist Colonies and Resorts:

A nudist colony (Naturist Community) is a collection of people who all believe that clothes shouldn't be worn. The term Naturist Community is used in Europe because they do not like the term Nudist. This specific group of people think that the term brings a negative connotation because it doesn't capture the family orientied cooperative philosophy that should come with Naturism. They also think the term "colony" refers to a place where outkast are sent in modern society. In France there are nudist summer camps on the coast for nudist kids. All colonies/communities must report to the International Naturist Federation (INF) to see the rules and regulations that go along with Nudism/Naturism. Some youth nudist have other organization which report directly to the INF, an example of this group is the European Naturist Youth (ENY).

In regards to Naturist Resorts a landed (member) naturist club is one that owns its own facilities. Non-landed (travel) clubs meet at various locations, examples of this are private residences, swimming pools, hot springs, landed clubs and resorts, and rented facilities. Landed clubs are mainly run by members who donate the most or by one or more owners who make the rules. In either case, they can determine who has membership and what's expected of members. This usually involves sharing work and financially accountablitiy.

The case of Barnes v. Glen Theatre, Inc is the only supreme court case in America that has to do with indecent exposure.

Barnes v. Glen Theatre, Inc.

"Respondents, two Indiana establishments wishing to provide totally nude dancing as entertainment and individual dancers employed at those establishments, brought suit in the District Court to enjoin enforcement of the state public indecency law - which requires respondent dancers to wear pasties and a G-string - asserting that the law's prohibition against total nudity in public places violates the First Amendment. The court held that the nude dancing involved here was not expressive conduct. The Court of Appeals reversed, ruling that nonobscene nude dancing performed for entertainment is protected expression, and that the statute was an improper infringement of that activity because its purpose was to prevent the message of eroticism and sexuality conveyed by the dancers" (http://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-supreme-court/501/560.html#sthash.wc5uzTDq.dpuf).

This court case brought to the supreme course was if girls dancing completely in the nude in a private establishment was indecent exposure. This has been the biggest case in America when it comes to indecent exposure and people being nude.

A countries laws plays a big role in reflecting the social view on nudism, here is some laws about nudism in other countries compared to America

United States

In the United States public nudity is left up to the discretion of the State governments. The federal government has a law that indecident exposure in public is illegal, but each State may have a law to say exactly what indecient exposure is. Many States have nudist areas as well as beaches. In Florida a nude beach is currently trying to be established in Port St. Lucie.