Hundreds of Nudists Gather in Loxahatchee

It's the 21st year the Mid-Winter Festival is underway at Sunsport Gardens Family Naturist Resorts in Loxahatchee. Hundreds of naturists from around the county have descended on the resort. [Source: cbs12.com]

Townsville knocks back nudist beach bid

Nudists in north Queensland are disappointed after Townsville City Council rejected calls for a "clothing optional" beach. Eric Brown, 81, last month wrote a letter to mayor Les Tyrell on behalf of fellow local nudists asking him to consider establishing a beach for their purposes. However, Mr Tyrell said the request had been rejected because the council had more important things to worry about. [source: thedaily.com.au]

USA. Judge OKs Nudity at San Onofre’s Trail 6

The judge has spoken: Beachgoers at San Onofre’s State Beach Trail 6 can leave the bathing suit in the beach bag. The ruling from Judge Sheila Fell of the Orange County Superior Court came in at the end of the day Wednesday, August 27. In June, the California State Parks started warning beachgoers at Trail 6 at San Onofre State Beach—an unofficial nude beach—that clothing would soon be required. The plan was to ban nude sunbathing after Labor Day, but the Naturist Action Committee and the Friends of San Onofre State Beach filed a lawsuit against the California State Parks in July and put a hold on that action plan. [Source: San Clemente Times]

Canada. Our home and naked land

The True North may be even more "free" than our national anthem implies, if a new list of the world's best clothing-optional beaches is any indication. According to the countdown, commissioned by USA Today and compiled by the American Association for Nude Recreation, Canada is one of the Top 10 greatest places to "leave the swimsuit at home." Vancouver's Wreck Beach, this country's first and largest legal clothing-optional beach, won Canada a spot on the list alongside such famed locales as France's Cap d'Agde, also known as "the naked city". [Source: canada.com]

Nudist resort, patron take dispute to court

A confrontation between a Summerhill nudist resort and a resort patron has left both sides more irritated than a naturalist with a sunburned backside. The simmering dispute boiled over into a confrontation Aug. 3, and has now spilled into the local town court. Leslie Lerman, 67, of Bethlehem, Pa., is accused of disorderly conduct and trespass - violations punishable by up to 15 days in jail. [Source: Syracuse.com]

Petition opposes nude beach plan

A petition opposing plans for Queensland's first legal nude beach, on the Sunshine Coast, will be tabled at a council meeting today. The nudist group, Free Beaches Australia, has lodged a submission with the Sunshine Coast Regional Council asking it to support a bid to open a nude beach. [Source: ABC News]

Pasco: Grandmother can see kids but not at Lutz nudist resort

Suzzane Jonas will be allowed to visit with her two granddaughters, who are in state care after their mother lost custody because of criminal troubles. But the children can't come to grandma's house in Lake Como nudist resort in Lutz, a judge ruled Wednesday. [Source: TampaBay.com]

Kapiti Coast council supports nude beaches

The Kapiti Coast District Council is looking at introducing a bylaw to turn the coast into one of the world's longest nudist beaches. The proposed area is 45 kilometres of beach that stretches from Paekakariki to Otaki. The local naturists say the District Council's new nude friendly plan is not just great for the region but also great for New Zealand. [Source: 3News.Co.NZ] Wath video

Police are powerless to tackle the nudists

Police have admitted they are powerless to stop nudists taking over family beaches. Officers say they can't take any action against people who strip off at the seaside even if they get complaints. The admission comes after chalet owners in Hill Head, near Fareham, demanded that police and Fareham Borough Council do something about nudists bathing on the western end of the beach. The law on public nudity changed five years ago – and simple nudity such as nude sunbathing, is no longer illegal. [Source: The News]

Jennifer Love Hewitt: I Wish I Stayed Nude From Age 12-28

¿How has your relationship with your body changed over the years? "I so wish I had listened to my mom and grandma when I was 18 and would complain about some little tiny bump or feeling bloated. They’d say, “Sweetheart, appreciate it for all it’s worth because it all changes when you get into your 30s.” I used to scoff and say, “No, I feel fat today!” Now the joke’s on me. I wish I had been nude from the time I was 12 until I was 28. I looked great! I want to tell all young girls to walk around in bikinis all summer—and enjoy it. I want to tell them to never, ever feel bad about anything, because there will be that one day in your 20s when you’ll eat a hamburger and actually see the hamburger on the side of your leg. Initially it’s shocking, and you think, Whoa, I have to actually think about what I eat and work out double the amount I did before. Then you go, Well, now my body gets to make children, which is so cool. And I suddenly don’t look like a little girl anymore. I look like a woman. How exciting is that? You start to find value in other things", actress tells. [Source: Health magazine]