It’s a Tuesday morning, the infinite blue sky of Byron Bay has opened up and the six naturists – four men, two women – have stripped down to their birthday suits for a quick dip in the buff.

This section of beach – an 800-metre stretch along the vast coastline – forms the only legal clothing-optional beach in the shire. Among those taking advantage of the opportunity to be out in the open is Duncan James, vice-president of Northern Rivers Naturists, who is something of an evangelist for “embracing the beach as Mother Nature intended.”

“Many of the beach users have described the clothing-optional beach as their happy place, a place where they can disconnect from modern day stresses, a place they can feel at one with nature,” he says.

There is, however, a metaphorical cloud on the horizon. On Sunday, Tyagarah is set to be stripped of its status as an official clothing-optional beach.

“I guess these values aren’t shared by New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service [NPWS], who are hell-bent on closing one of Byron’s last alternative community hubs and experiences,” James says.

  • Not_mikey@slrpnk.net
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    4 months ago

    These prudes would be terrified of San Francisco, whole city is clothing optional. No one ever really does it cause it’s too cold though saw a couple out today for pride. Sucks there banning it in a place that would actually be comfortable to do it.

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      4 months ago

      San Francisco is not actually clothing optional. Full nudity is mostly illegal. You have to cover the genitals

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      4 months ago

      Not sure if you mean -

      [It] sucks there, banning it in a place that would actually be comfortable to do it.

      Or

      You’re just too lazy to learn how to be coherent for the rest of us

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        4 months ago

        “[It] sucks they’re banning…”

        Probably autocorrect or something like that, it’s not that hard to figure out.

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        4 months ago

        Did you think you were being witty? Cause you’re just an asshole.