I originally wrote this for Going Natural, magazine of @fcnaturists.bsky.social. Planet Nude picked it up, and now I’m sharing it on my own blog, New Gymnosophy. curtisatkins.substack.com/p/going-natu...
In gay spaces, gay men are just as much the focus of the male gaze as we ARE the male gaze…. It’s a two-way mirror. Gay men sit at both ends of objectification, so there’s no one else to blame for the culture beyond ourselves. Likewise, for the freedoms.” so.gay/everything-e...
Jurgen Wittdorf (1932–2018) holds a special place in gay cultural history because he quietly created some of the most empathetic, coded & emotionally charged images of gay young men in East Germany, at a time and place where open queer expression was dangerous or outright prohibited.
#gay #art #men
My latest article on @planetnude.co. A brief history of Canada’s leading naturist magazine — Going Natural, the official voice of the Federation of Canadian Naturists. @fcnaturists.bsky.social www.planetnude.co/p/going-natu...
That billboard makes it look like there is a voyeur outside your window.
A year after it was first published, @planetnude.co has brought back my article on East German nudism. So, here it is: The story of how one country nationalized nakedness. www.planetnude.co/p/fkk-in-der...
This is an improvement on a rather dull original, I suppose. I’ve never cared for the symbol actually, and as someone else said, it looks like old clipart from the early internet days.
New poll reveals American attitudes toward nudity www.planetnude.co/p/new-poll-r...
Burlington outlaws public nudity
www.planetnude.co/p/burlington...
NEEDED: More naturism — “Nature connectedness is now accepted as a key root cause of the environmental crisis. It’s important for our own mental health as well. It unites people and nature’s wellbeing. There’s a need for transformational change.”
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National Nude Beach Day button from August 8, 1976 — 49 years ago today. This button is a throwback to a campaign initiated by Lee Baxendall and other forerunners of The Naturist Society. @naturistsociety.bsky.social
Waiting for a sunrise that never came.
Summer morning
Idaho’s indecent exposure law is so strict, it even bans your "truck nuts" www.planetnude.co/p/idahos-ind...
AI “nudify” tools: A world of synthetic bodies, generated for profit and humiliation, is not the future we want. Real nudity demands consent. Naturists show what body autonomy looks like when it’s not stolen but shared. www.planetnude.co/p/the-fake-n...
Nature walk
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There’s big trouble in Seattle.
Naked Club Sail Away 2025 - soaking up the sun with some naturist friends on a cruise around Lake Ontario. July 6, 2025.
Happy Nude Recreation Week!
You can also join us for The Gathering (AKA Another Nude Recreation Week) in August!
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Happy Fourth of July! — “I WANT YOU to feel free to be nude!” Nude & Natural, magazine of the @naturistsociety.bsky.social , 1991.
Only Fan: I’m not usually a fan of these fans, especially when hundreds of people are clacking them simultaneously. But when I saw this being handed out at Pride last weekend, I had to grab one.
I was only able to stay the first couple of hours but attendance was picking up and continued through the day.
Hanlan’s Point in Toronto, Canada, has been officially designated as the world’s oldest legal nude beach by the International Naturist Federation @worldnaturism.bsky.social. Here are a few pics from Naturist Beach Day at Hanlan’s - June 21, 2025. @gaynaturists.bsky.social @fcnaturists.bsky.social
Burlington takes first step toward banning public nudity www.planetnude.co/p/burlington...
The other four issues in my eight-issue run on the magazine.
I’ve just finished up two years as editor and layout designer of Going Natural, the magazine of the Federation of Canadian Naturists. Eight issues, and I’m pretty proud of them all. Good luck to those who take it from here!
