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.
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.
San Francisco is not actually clothing optional. Full nudity is mostly illegal. You have to cover the genitals
Have you been to SF? So many genitals
have you been to Detroit? there’s robbery. guess it’s legal there
I live there
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
“[It] sucks they’re banning…”
Probably autocorrect or something like that, it’s not that hard to figure out.
Did you think you were being witty? Cause you’re just an asshole.