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Naturists pursue active
nude pastimes, locales
Naturist organizations such
as Body Freedom Collaborative
are working to promote nude
activities in designated areas
Ryan Bornheimer
Senior Pulse Reporter
When Body Freedom Collabora
tive co-founder Daniel Johnson
hears that club nudism is on the
rise, he says he gets a little frustrat
ed. He scoffs at recent articles that
indicate increasing numbers at
such organizations, giving voice to
a more outspoken wing of clothing
optional advocates.
For these politically-minded indi
viduals, the choice to go nude is
more than a lifestyle — it’s a free
dom worth fighting for. And a num
ber of organizations are taking their
voices not to private clubs, but to the
streets — or more accurately, public
beaches and parks.
“Not everybody wants to sit on
their ass around a club or other
mostly sedentary activities for fun,”
Johnson said in an e-mail interview.
At this point, it might be impor
tant to delineate the terminology of
the issue. Nudism and naturism are
often used synonymously. However,
the term naturism was adopted as an
alternative to negative connotations
associated with nudism. Naturism is
often associated with environmental
awareness, free beaches and recre
ational nudity, while nudism is asso
ciated with clubs and living nude
full-time.
Johnson takes issue with mem
bership figures released by the
American Association for Nude
Recreation, which boasts a roster of
240 private clubs and nearly 50,000
individual members.
“AANR will try to put a positive
spin on its pathetic numbers,” John
son said. “The only reason there are
so many AANR members is because
they are forced to join when they
pay their local club dues.”
According to the organization’s
mission statement, BFC is a grass
roots network of artists, writers, out
door enthusiasts, citizen activists,
pranksters, students, educators and
entrepreneurs aggressively advanc
ing opportunities on appropriate
public lands for body-positive, cloth
ing-free recreation and creative ex
pression in a non-sexual context.
In short, not all nudists and natur
ists want to be confined to gated
communities. And Body Freedom
functions as a weapon for its mem
bers in the fight to reclaim public
lands — and the right to bare all.
Body Freedom, in conjunction with
like-minded organizations, is keeping
its members busy in the fight.
Johnson and two other Body Free
dom members staged a January “Po
lar Dip” at Luther Burbank Park in
Washington. The threesome went
au-natural in the watering hole near
Seattle to bring their cause out of se
cluded areas and right into the
minds of city-dwellers.
BFC is also attempting to organize
a clothing-optional arts festival with
other groups this summer. The
name of the festival hasn’t been fi
nalized, but some of the possibilities
discussed include Stark’n Art Fest
and Body-positive Fest.
While BFC operates mainly on the
West Coast, a number of other na
tional organizations are interested in
related causes.
One such organization — the Na
turist Action Committee, a nonprofit
political adjunct to The Naturist So
ciety — supports the recreational
nude use of public lands. The group
works with local organizations such
as BFG to protect the rights of natur
ists throughout North America.
NAG, along with members of Body
Freedom and other naturists, re
cently ventured to Rooster Rock
State Park, one of two public beach
es allowing nude recreation in Ore
gon. The naturists met with park of
ficials in hopes of ensuring
continued refurbishment and main
tenance of the beach.
NAG executive director Bob Mor
ton isn’t quite as militant in his op
position to club nudism, but he said
he believes the future lies beyond
such restricted environments.
“I see clubs as a different facet of
the same issue, but what we want to
see is more public lands geared to
ward nude recreation.” Morton said.
Morton is quick to refer to a 2000
Roper Poll illustrating a growing ac
ceptance of nude recreation. Accord
ing to the poll, 80 percent of 1,010
adults believed people who sunbathe
nude should be able to do so without
interference from officials, as along as
they do so at a beach that is accepted
for that purpose.
Perhaps the most important ele
ment when considering the future of
nudist-related causes is the younger
generation. And most people in
volved with the issue, even club
members, agree young people are
not exactly flooding private clubs.
“Try to find anyone under 35 — I
think you will be disappointed,”
Johnson said.
Morton agreed, but said the ex
planation may be more financial
than anything.
“Clubs skew high because older
folks have more discretionary in
come. Younger people travel lighter.
They may be involved in nude recre
ation, but not all join clubs.”
And if organizations like Body
Freedom have their way, they might
not have to.
Contact the senior Pulse reporter
atryanbornheimer@dailyemerald.com.
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