Free the nipple: Going topless in public is legalized in six states including Utah and Colorado
Fort Collins, Colorado, decided not to appeal after spending more than $300K
City worried women would 'parade in front of schools' if allowed to be topless
In February the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld federal judge's conclusion
Said the law amounted to 'unconstitutional discrimination' due to stereotypes
Decision effects Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, and Oklahoma
By BRYONY JEWELL FOR MAILONLINE
PUBLISHED: 05:17 EDT, 20 September 2019 | UPDATED: 07:31 EDT, 20 September 2019
Going topless has been effectively legalized in six states after a town decided it was not worth anymore money to fight an appeal.
Fort Collins in Colorado had already spent $300,000 defending the law and trying to stop women from taking their tops off in public.
They had been appealing a decision, which was upheld by the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals in February, that the law amounted to unconstitutional discrimination.
As the Appeals court covers Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, and Oklahoma, women in these states can now effectively bare all without breaking the law, reports NBC News.
The decision is a win for the Free The Nipple campaign which wants wants equality for women.
Fort Collins in Colorado has decided to stop fighting an appeal to ban women being able to go topless. The decision effectively means women in Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, and Oklahoma can bare all without breaking the law (file picture)+2
Fort Collins in Colorado has decided to stop fighting an appeal to ban women being able to go topless. The decision effectively means women in Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, and Oklahoma can bare all without breaking the law (file picture)
Previously a federal court judge had concluded the ban was based on 'negative stereotypes depicting women's breasts, but not men's breasts, as sex objects'.
The Appeals court dismissed Fort Collins' worry that ending the ban on going topless would mean women would 'parade in front of elementary schools or swimming topless in the public pool.'
They said there had been no 'harmful fallout' in Boulder and Denver, where women are allowed to take their tops off.
The 'prohibition on public exposure of breasts by women and girls over 10 years old' will be gone from the city code of Fort Collins as of this week.
Campaigners Brit Hoagland and Samantha Six sued Fort Collins for the right to decide if they wanted to go topless, reports Kgun9.
Ms Hoagland said: 'Addressing small parts of inequality can make a big difference in how people are treated, and I thought free the nipple was just one small step closer to how it should be.'
They have a small movement here in my state, one woman lamented that she couldn’t play in the sprinkler in the backyard topless with her kids. Yes there are women being trafficked, abused but that is nothing compared to not being able to go topless with your children.
I mean, stores can't sell alcohol within a certain distance from churches.
If you're in your backyard, and your neighbors aren't subject to your preference, you should be able to be naked if you want.
I mean, if I had a pool, I'd want to be able to go swimming in the nude.
I don't have a problem with the human body, but there is a time and place for everything.
Is the mall the place to go topless? No.
Is the lake? Maybe, if it's properly marked with signage.
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I mean i don't understand all the agnst about FREE the Nipple! Or the need to grow underarm hair to prove some feminist point. I mean, honestly, the less flabulous tundrous flesh i see exposed about the better. Most men need to wear shirts as well, gross. lol
I guess I just don't care as long as there are appropriate boundries.
As for shaving, it's overrated.
Of course I'm blessed with very little body hair.
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A flock of flirting flamingos is pure, passionate, pink pandemonium-a frenetic flamingle-mangle-a discordant discotheque of delirious dancing, flamboyant feathers, and flamingo lingo.
I guess I just don't care as long as there are appropriate boundries.
As for shaving, it's overrated.
Of course I'm blessed with very little body hair.
I mean, if they want to have a topless beach somewhere, fine. But, honestly I don't want my eyes assualted everyday with lady parts and man parts. Kind of icky.
A flock of flirting flamingos is pure, passionate, pink pandemonium-a frenetic flamingle-mangle-a discordant discotheque of delirious dancing, flamboyant feathers, and flamingo lingo.
I really don't want to see it, personally. As for nude swimming, I have been known to take a dip after dark. But we have some really big bushes and lots of privacy. I suppose someone could be lurking and watching, but I figure if they want to see a 55 year old body then knock yourself out.
I don't know. Maybe seeing the different body types, scars, stretch marks, fat, deformities, all of it, we may realize we are more alike than we like to think.
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A flock of flirting flamingos is pure, passionate, pink pandemonium-a frenetic flamingle-mangle-a discordant discotheque of delirious dancing, flamboyant feathers, and flamingo lingo.
I don't know. Maybe seeing the different body types, scars, stretch marks, fat, deformities, all of it, we may realize we are more alike than we like to think.
I don’t have to see it to know different bodies exist.
I don't know. Maybe seeing the different body types, scars, stretch marks, fat, deformities, all of it, we may realize we are more alike than we like to think.
I call to Walmart once a week. I see all types. I don't need to see the Tatas to get that!
School car pool line is not the place to be topless.
Mowing your lawn? Why not?
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A flock of flirting flamingos is pure, passionate, pink pandemonium-a frenetic flamingle-mangle-a discordant discotheque of delirious dancing, flamboyant feathers, and flamingo lingo.
A flock of flirting flamingos is pure, passionate, pink pandemonium-a frenetic flamingle-mangle-a discordant discotheque of delirious dancing, flamboyant feathers, and flamingo lingo.
Call me an uptight prude, but I don't think private parts are appropriate for public view. And women's breasts are, IMO, private parts. I have no problem with men going without a shirt in the pool or at the beach, etc. But I prefer to see them with at least a tee shirt if doing yardwork or out and about. And I hate those sleeveless wife beater shirts.
My dentist noted today that I have a hairy tongue. Wtf does that mean?
A temporary condition in which the tongue appears dark and furry.
Black hairy tongue is a harmless condition. It's caused by a buildup of dead skin cells on the tiny projections that contain taste buds (papillae). Potential causes include antibiotic use and tobacco use.
Call me an uptight prude, but I don't think private parts are appropriate for public view. And women's breasts are, IMO, private parts. I have no problem with men going without a shirt in the pool or at the beach, etc. But I prefer to see them with at least a tee shirt if doing yardwork or out and about. And I hate those sleeveless wife beater shirts.
Well we are soooo concerned about MeToo and women being sexual objects. Breasts are sexual to men, i really don't care how people want to pretend otherwise. We are trying to teach our daughters that their PRIVATE PARTS are PRIVATE. And, we used to have a public life and a private life and we didn't have display every wart or intimate actions to the world.
