
Last year’s ride was planned for late June and put on hold amid the uncertainty of stay-at-home orders (it was eventually scrapped altogether). As far as the bare-as-you-dare dress code, that’s in the name of showing that nudity isn’t necessarily indecent, and as a means to celebrate body positivity.

Photograph: Gil Riego Jr.īare behinds certainly make the biggest splash, but the WNBR has quite a few stated goals: Primarily, it’s actually a demonstration in favor of car-free transportation alternatives and a healthier planet.

Live (where the Emmys were being held just a day later). After some riders painted themselves and masked up, the pack began to pedal along an eight-mile route that made its way all over DTLA, including a jaunt up Figueroa by L.A. According to organizers, more than 355 riders assembled Saturday at a staging area by the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA. Yep, the World Naked Bike Ride L.A. was back this weekend. on Saturday morning were definitely nude. * "Children, Social Nudity and Academic Research" by Mark Storey from Nude & Natural 23.Nope, that wasn’t just post-earthquake paranoia: Those cyclists you saw in Downtown L.A. Photo: family having fun on the beach at Bare Oaks Family Naturist ParkĬopyright © Bare Oaks Family Naturist Park * Family Weekend at Bare Oaks Family Naturist Park * Children in Naturism FAQ by Bare Oaks Family Naturist Park * "Children Deserve Better" by British Naturism * "Children, Social Nudity and Academic Research" by Mark Storey from Nude & Natural 23.4 * The Naturist Society's Bibliography of non-fiction works (includes academic papers on children and nudity) Links to useful information and items mentioned in this episode: In this episode we discuss this academic aspect with Mark Storey. (Körperkulturschule Adolf Koch) More recently, a multitude of scholarly research papers in psychology and sociology suggest that children reared in an atmosphere containing family social nudity benefit from the practice.


In Germany, a naturist-focused series of schools was even created by Adolf Koch in the early 20th century. Because its adherents believed that all of humanity would benefit, it was natural that children should be included. Since the beginning, naturism has been a family movement.
