Nudism/Naturism: Calgary debacle a setback for true naturist groups
What were they thinking? A group calling itself Calgary Nude Recreation forms in November 2017, rents a public pool facilty and posts a Meet-up notice inviting the general public to attend a nudist...
View ArticleNudism/Naturism: A #MeToo effect?
I’m hearing rumblings that the #MeToo movement is having a chilling effect on membership in various naturism groups. Some seem to think Western society is becoming more prudish and, as a result, people...
View ArticleNudism/Naturism: Ethical and recreational
It has been a while since I wrote about naturism, but previous posts on the subject here are still being widely read. I just haven’t had much opportunity this autumn to practise the type I prefer:...
View ArticleNudism/Naturism: We’re all in the same locker room
Sometimes I think the world could learn a lot from naturists’ organizations. Starting with the big picture: we’re all in the same boat. In the group I belong to, there’s no segregation from the outset....
View ArticleNudism/Naturism: Bathing caps?
Would you wear a bathing cap to a pool event with a group of otherwise naked naturists? I was considering attending a local naturism’s group swims until I found out about their bathing cap rule. I’m...
View ArticleNudism/Naturism: Home alone?
A reader writes: Dear Jillian, It’s not a secret I’m very anxious to be socially nude, and I thought for a moment (after seeing a Twitter tweet saying “RT if you like to walk around naked at home”) how...
View ArticleNudism/Naturism: Protecting our delicate parts
Bouncy. Bouncy. Bouncy. There were more than basketballs and volleyballs bouncing around the gym at a naturism event I attended on Friday evening. Yes, I was reminded — too late for that event — that...
View ArticleNudism/Naturism: Nude modelling for artists during a pandemic
It has been a while since I’ve done any nude modelling for artists. But I was asked recently by one artist if I would consider posing for him. It would be a paying gig, he told me. I said yes...
View ArticleNudism/Naturism: The summer of 2020
There’s no doubt about it: Naturism is the most popular topic for readers of this blog, judging by the daily tallies I see. There hasn’t been a whole lot to talk about in terms of social nudism...
View ArticleThe Naturism Community: Progress report
One week and counting . . . My new project, The Naturism Community, is progressing quite nicely as I continue to lay the groundwork. I had promised to post at least one item a week there, and I think I...
View ArticleNudism/Naturism: A bunch of new posts
Some readers may be wondering why there aren’t any new posts about nudism/naturism in this blog. Answer: that subject has been spun off into a new forum on substack called The Naturism Community. Most...
View ArticleNudism/Naturism: Where we’re at
A quick reminder to all the naturism readers looking in here at some of the old posts on the subject. We have mostly spun off the subject to a newsletter on Substack called The Naturism Community,...
View ArticleNudism/Naturism: The Naturism Community marking its first anniversary
My, how quickly 2021 has flown by. It’s hard to believe that a Substack newsletter I founded last Dec. 30 is already a year old. The Naturism Community has grown — from one member (me) on Dec. 30 to...
View ArticleNudism/Naturism: Red flags over ‘warnings’ about nudity in own gardens
Last night I sat down to start a media review post for The Naturism Community, a substack newsletter I started as a spinoff to this blog. Naturism has always been a popular subject here, but it’s not...
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