BENEFITS OF NUDITY

• When the clothes fall, the walls of discrimination fall.
  Without clothes, people are no longer judged by profession or fashion style. Regardless of your profession: doctor, blue collar, white collar, farmer, lawyer, homeless, etc. you are treated as an equal. This also creates a more healthy and happy social atmosphere, since everybody is on ‘equal ground’.
  
  
• Sexual assaults are reduced.
  It’s no longer a mystery what ‘lies beneath’, thereby reducing the tendency towards sexual assaults.
  
  
• A lack of clothing allows for optimized exercise.
  Any form of exercise can be done more efficiently without clothing restricting your movements.
  
  
• Less clothes to pack for vacation.
  
  
• Less time & money spent on laundry & clothes.
  
  
• The body’s temperature control works better without unnecessary clothes.
  No more sticky clothing causing body temperatures to rise, and skin to chafe.
  
  
•  Nudity at home saves money on air conditioning.
  Being nude keeps your body cool in hot weather, vastly reducing the amount of air-conditioning needed. The human body does not require any clothes at all if the temperature is more than 70F (21C). Even in cooler temperatures you can keep warm by exercising.
  
  
• Going nude saves electricity.
  Wearing fewer clothes equals fewer clothes to wash and dry.
  
  
• Going nude helps save the environment!
  The manufacturing of clothes uses energy and depletes the earth’s resources. Used laundry detergent from washing clothes causes serious soil and water pollution - killing fish, plants, etc. Washing clothes frequently shortens the lifespan of the clothes, thus causing a need to buy new clothes more frequently, thereby contributing to environmental destruction.
  
  
• Swimming nude is better.
  No more struggling to keep your swimsuit on in the water, dealing with sand in your suit or drying it out. Top places to go skinny dipping here.
  
  
• Less parasites and dirt.
  Scientists have discovered that one of the three types of lice that prey on us live in our clothes, which harbors dirt and specific parasites as well.
  
  
• Public nudity promotes body acceptance.
  Being nude in public helps people to accept their own body as harmless and natural, thereby resulting in a healthy “body image”, rejecting the notion of body shame which is taught by society.
  

MYTHS ABOUT NUDITY

"Nudity harms children"
There is no research to support this claim. A five year study has shown the effects of social nudity on children to be benign and totally harmless to those involved. Another psychology professor has discovered that children from nudist households have healthier attitudes towards their self-image and sex than non-nudist children; also that such children delay sexual activity longer, are less likely to develop anorexia or bulimia and less likely to engage in promiscuous behavior.

"Nudity is offensive"
This is only what were are taught to believe, whilst it is the covering of the body that causes promiscuity and insecurity. Past civilizations have proven we can live a full life without clothes. Consider Michelangelo, and the original Olympics, which were done nude for hundreds of years.

"God created clothes"
This would imply that God had made a mistake while creating our bodies, therefore it is impossible.

"The sun is bad for your skin"
Exposure to the sun allows absorption of vitamin D through your skin, as well as strengthening muscles and healing many sicknesses and diseases. Many doctors and dermatologists recommend sunbathing nude to yield maximum benefits. “Clothing only prevents the sun’s beneficial effects and causes heat and sweat”.

"Nudists live in colonies"
In fact, there is nothing still existing which can be considered as a ‘nudist colony’. Instead most countries; especially in Europe, Oceana, Brazil and most states in the US & Canada - have naturist (nudist) resorts, ranging from one star campgrounds to luxurious four star resorts, in which people may choose to wear or not to wear clothes as they see fit - and partake in a wide range of mostly outdoor recreation such as swimming, volleyball, water-volleyball, ping pong, golf, dancing, karaoke, concerts, body painting contests, etc.

"Naturist (nudist) resorts are sex clubs"
Naturist resorts all have rules prohibiting sexual activity of any kind, providing a wholesome family atmosphere. In fact, the average naturist resort is comparable to a church picnic except for the lack of clothing.

"My wife and kids would not be safe at a nudist resort"
All naturist resorts worldwide not only have rules prohibiting sexual misconduct, but many also screen their members with background checks and maintain a wholesome family atmosphere in which everybody is friendly and respected, as well as working together as a family to report suspicious activity. Nudist husbands have said they feel safer having their wife at a nudist resort than at a non-nudist resort.

FACTS ABOUT NUDITY:

• Clothes-free travel is the fastest growing segment of the travel industry;
  and travel is the world’s #1 industry. Naturism is a $450-million-a-year industry, worldwide (more here.) A constantly increasing number of people, especially full time professionals seeking an escape are discovering the exhilaration of checking into a naturist resort, beach or clothing optional event and leaving their clothes behind.
  
  
• Today there are thousands of nude beaches and thousands more clothing optional holiday resorts;
  Covering at least 30 countries worldwide - first beginning in 1891. Find one here or here.
  
  
• Clothes are artificial.
  We were not born with clothes and making them involves cutting down trees and polluting the environment.
  
  
• Humans are the only species in our solar system who cover their body.
  We may also be the only ones in our galaxy to wear clothes. Why should we be the special ones?
  
  
• Nudity in religion:
  In Alexander The Great's time there were a number of ascetic / religious sects in India whose members walked around naked as part of their spiritual discipline and Buddha was also a member of one of these nude sects before forming his own religion. These groups have lasted 2,000 years and some still exist today.
  
  
• Famous people and nudity:
  Hercules and Michelangelo both lived in the nude. Albert Einstein and Benjamin Franklin had pro-nudity views. Some of today’s celebrities enjoy nudity at home or at the beach, such as Christina Aguilera, Kelly Clarkston, Shakira, Jack Nicholson and Jeff Goldblum and many more.
  
  
• Nude communal bathing is famous in Japan.
  Japan is blessed with natural volcanic hot springs. Nude family and mixed-gender communal bathing have been approved by prevailing religions for over 2,000 years and still exists in rural areas. The concept of the hot tub originated from traditional nude bathing. Also complete nudity is common and sometimes required in the sauna throughout all of Europe, especially in Germany, Sweden, Finland and the Netherlands; which is done in mixed groups of men & women together.
  
  
• The original Olympic Games were done naked from 776 B.C. – 393 A.D.
  There are also still 2-3 groups that host small Olympic competitions in the nude every year. (The annual nude College Greek Athletic Meet in Florida and the annual Nude Beach Olympics in Maslin Beach, Australia.)
  
  
• “Gymnasium” is a Greek word that means "a place to train naked".
  
  
• Full nudity in most Western countries will warrant nothing more than a verbal notice to dress.
  It may be worth the cause to try walking naked randomly sometime and then dress if requested. However in some middle-eastern countries full nudity in public is punishable by death. So any amount of conservative pro-nudity influence (such as a T-shirt with words promoting nudity) in this region may help open people’s minds.
  
  
• Those who try it like it.
  Most who try it agree it is healthy, fun, liberating and "easy to forget that you’re naked."

QUOTES

"Being natural and matter-of-fact about nudity prevents your children from developing an attitude of shame or disgust about the human body" - Dr. Lee Salk

"Obscenity, indecency, vulgarity, these are strictly confined to man. He invented them. Among the higher animals there is no trace of them. They hide nothing. They are unashamed." - Mark Twain

“Wearing clothes to swim is a Victorian invention, prior to that no-one would have done such a silly thing. Swimming pools that run naturist sessions frequently report that the pool filters need less cleaning due to not being blocked by costume fibers; they also need fewer chemicals to treat the water due to them not being affected by detergent from costumes. It’s very rare that somebody who goes skinny dipping does not enjoy it, and at least 40% of Americans have done so in a mixed group of men & women. The body's temperature control actually works better without clothes in the way. This is obvious on a hot day or when working hard, such as climbing in the mountains.” – Taylorbk

“To be offended by the visual appearance of another person is prejudice, akin to racism. The right to exist, uncovered, should hold precedence over the right not to view this, for the objection is irrational.” “Your body is natural. It is bare, it is raw; it is intriguing; it is beautiful; it is you! Delve not in to prejudice irrationalities! Ride the glories of brilliant enlightenment.” - Terri Sue Web

THE MESSAGE

For centuries people have been living naked harmoniously, but in recent times governments have been mandating legislature regarding which type of bathing suit or dress is acceptable and enforcing public "morals" dictating which parts of the human anatomy are "decent" or "indecent", thereby teaching body shame and creating a materialistic culture dependant the destruction of the earth's natural resources to create garments of clothing. The naturist (nudist) lifestyle promotes equality and freedom. Usually, nudists have decreased incidents of sexual assaults and are less promiscuous due to the ‘equalizing’ effect of communal nudity. When the clothes ‘fall’, the walls of prejudice fall. Naturism is good for the old and the young alike, because when you’re constantly exposed to ‘what lies beneath’, you’re less likely to take advantage of somebody. However, it is the covering of the body that causes shame and lust. It’s a fact that the world’s most successful businessmen & women are those who dare to be different. Nudists are different and often the happiest people around. Our body is the only body we will ever have. Self expression is a basic human right and we must be allowed to have a choice what we do with our own body. So why must we be forced to wear clothes every second in order to be a member of society? It is time to end this type of restrictive thinking, and allow us as a civilization to make our own choice how we dress, or to remain undressed.

Please help make this dream a reality by wearing our pro-nudity t-shirts, thereby opening people minds to try naturism and also to read this article, making way for a possible future in which we will all have "body freedom", where the clothed and the unclothed can roam freely alike. Organize public campaigns and rallies supporting the acceptance of nudity. Write or email your local politician stating that to mandate that people must wear clothes is a violation of our basic human right to self expression and of the 14th ammendment. Criminalizing those who "dare" to go around in a "natural state of undress" is illegal and inhibitive of self-acceptance and societal development. This is a global effort to promote the acceptance of nudity in all countries (public and private, indoor and outdoor). Most developed of countries have laws against discrimination; however a naked person still has no rights!!! Stop the discrimination against naked people and start opening people’s minds. You might just get what you ask for in your area, as several parts of the world have already done.