Clothes free people
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Below are lists of individuals associated with some aspect of a general movement for clothes free or clothing-optional activities. Some of these people support the movement, some are critics, some persecuted those in the movement.
Some people do this within the context of art, popular culture, nudism, naturism, the free beach movement, public nudity or the topfree equality movement (the inclusion of which in this section is under debate).
- See clothes free organizations for clarification on organization names
- See criticism of the clothes free movement for more information on people and issues reflecting criticism or opposition to the clothes free movement.
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Supportive or actively or indirectly contributing
A few people belong in multiple categoriesPublic lands
- Lee Baxandall, Free beach activist, founder of The Naturist Society and author.
- Vincent Bethell, founder of The Freedom to be Yourself, public nudity activist.
- Robbert Broekstra Founder of Friends of Nature a naturist, public nudity, photography group in the Netherlands. Author of Robbert Broekstra's Nude World.
- Richard Collins UK naked cyclist, involved with The Freedom to be Yourself. Founder of [Go-bare.org]
- Cec Cinder Free beach activist, author of The Nudist Idea, President of BFUSA, Vice-President of the WSA.
- George Monty Davis (aka "Naked Yoga Guy") involved with naked yoga and public nudity in San Francisco
- Lady Godiva Legendary figure
- Stephen Gough also known as "The Naked Rambler"
- Harvey, photographer whose book The Spirit of Lady Godiva depicts nude models in urban environments
- Larry Harvey (born 1948) is the originator of the Burning Man project.
- Russell Shaw Higgs UK activist involved with The Freedom to be Yourself
- Daniel Johnson clothes free public lands activist, co-founder of BFC and WNBR organizer/activist.
- Lesli Josephson She is credited as being the first to run Bay to Breakers naked, in 1978.
- Marty Kent The X-plicit Players, performance and public nudity activist group in Berkeley, California
- Ed Lange Photographer, publisher, organizer in the nudist movement. Controversial figure.
- Charles MacFarland, filmmaker Synetech Video public nudity and naturist films
- Andrew Martinez The X-plicit Players, performance and public nudity activist group in Berkeley
- Shirley Mason longtime South Florida Free Beaches advocate
- Debbie Moore The X-plicit Players, performance and public nudity activist group in Berkeley
- Bob Morton activist, writer, engineer, NAC Executive Director.
- Robb Moss Director of Riverdogs (1982) and The Same River Twice
- [Peter Niehenke] (German Wikipedia page) Creator of public nudity group [Bürgerinitiative "Wald-FKK"]
- Paul Rapoport Writer, editor of Going Natural (a publication of FCN), co-ordinator of TERA (Topfree Equal Rights Association)
- Mark Roberts Well-known streaker
- Melanie Roberts, Stephen Gough's companion on his 2nd naked Great Britain walk
- Joan Roney ran naked through the crowd gathered for George W. Bush's Inauguration
- Erica Rowe Well-known streaker
- Ed Van Sicklin Spearheaded Bare to Breakers running group at Bay to Breakers
- Mark Storey naturist activist, author, editor, NAC board member
- Morley Schloss NAC Board Member, topfree activist
- Conrad Schmidt is a political/social activist living in Vancouver, BC. He founded the Work Less Party of British Columbia and Artists for Peace/Artists Against War and World Naked Bike Ride
- Corky Stanton founder of ClothesFree International, Inc.
- Spencer Tunick Photographs of mass groups of nude groups in public
- Sandy Snakenberg, organizor of naked skating public nudity in San Francisco
- Edward Craven Walker filmmaker Travelling Light (1960), naturist, inventor of the Lava Lamp.
- Terri Sue Webb public nudity, topfree equality, and Critical Mass activist in the United States.
- Judy Williams NAC board member, a director of the Federation of Canadian Naturists (FCN), Chief Advisor of Topfree Equal Rights Association (TERA), Chair of Wreck Beach Preservation Society (WBPS)
- David Zaitzeff sued Seattle police Chief in a federal lawsuit in 2003 because he "desires to go nude at the Fremont Solstice Parade without fear of unjust arrest". [link]
Topfree
- See topfree equality. Many topfree activists see topfree activism as a separate, distinct issue.
Private communities
- Cheridonna Alexander College lecturer on nudism, founder of the nudist nonlanded club [Travelites].
- Kurt Barthel Prominent American nudist leader. Founded the ALPC (precursor to ASA and AANR).
- Ilsley Boone Baptist minister. Prominent nudist activist and leader. He began the ASA (pre AANR).
- Ed Lange Photographer, publisher, organizer in the nudist movement. Controversial figure.
- Bob Morton activist, writer, engineer, NAC Executive Director.
- Donna Sheehan founder of [Baring Witness]
- Corky Stanton founder of ClothesFree International, Inc.
- Turner Stokes father of the Government Affairs area of [AANR]
- Mark Storey naturist activist, author, editor, NAC board member
- [Richard Ungewitter] (German Wikipedia page) Involved in FKK.
- Edward Craven Walker filmmaker Travelling Light (1960), naturist, inventor of the Lava Lamp.
See also
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