September 7, 2011
San Francisco May Pass Public Nudity Restrictions
Kilian Melloy READ TIME: 1 MIN.
Nudists in San Francisco might soon lose the freedom to bare it all - at least some of the time.
Walking around naked is legal, but a city supervisor concerned about public health and sanitation introduced legislation Tuesday that would require nudists to put something under their bottoms if they take a seat in public.
Supervisor Scott Wiener's proposal would also require nudists to cover up when they are in a restaurant.
Wiener represents the city's Castro District, where a group of nudists is known to gather and walk around. He tells the San Francisco Chronicle he only wants to require that nudists show basic courtesy and decency to their fellow citizens, not open up a debate on the appropriateness of public nudity.
Kilian Melloy serves as EDGE Media Network's Associate Arts Editor and Staff Contributor. His professional memberships include the National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association, the Boston Online Film Critics Association, The Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association, and the Boston Theater Critics Association's Elliot Norton Awards Committee.
