A year after it was first published, @planetnude.co has brought back my article on East German nudism. So, here it is: The story of how one country nationalized nakedness. www.planetnude.co/p/fkk-in-der...

New poll reveals American attitudes toward nudity www.planetnude.co/p/new-poll-r...

Burlington outlaws public nudity www.planetnude.co/p/burlington...

Fenced in at Denny Blaine www.planetnude.co/p/fenced-in-...

NEEDED: More naturism — “Nature connectedness is now accepted as a key root cause of the environmental crisis. It’s important for our own mental health as well. It unites people and nature’s wellbeing. There’s a need for transformational change.” www.theguardian.com/environment/...

National Nude Beach Day button from August 8, 1976 — 49 years ago today. This button is a throwback to a campaign initiated by Lee Baxendall and other forerunners of The Naturist Society. @naturistsociety.bsky.social

Waiting for a sunrise that never came.

Summer morning

Idaho’s indecent exposure law is so strict, it even bans your "truck nuts" www.planetnude.co/p/idahos-ind...

AI “nudify” tools: A world of synthetic bodies, generated for profit and humiliation, is not the future we want. Real nudity demands consent. Naturists show what body autonomy looks like when it’s not stolen but shared. www.planetnude.co/p/the-fake-n...

Nature walk

There’s big trouble in Seattle.

Naked Club Sail Away 2025 - soaking up the sun with some naturist friends on a cruise around Lake Ontario. July 6, 2025.

Happy Nude Recreation Week! You can also join us for The Gathering (AKA Another Nude Recreation Week) in August! Www.gaynaturists.org

Happy Fourth of July! — “I WANT YOU to feel free to be nude!” Nude & Natural, magazine of the @naturistsociety.bsky.social , 1991.

Only Fan: I’m not usually a fan of these fans, especially when hundreds of people are clacking them simultaneously. But when I saw this being handed out at Pride last weekend, I had to grab one.

Hanlan’s Point in Toronto, Canada, has been officially designated as the world’s oldest legal nude beach by the International Naturist Federation @worldnaturism.bsky.social. Here are a few pics from Naturist Beach Day at Hanlan’s - June 21, 2025. @gaynaturists.bsky.social @fcnaturists.bsky.social

Burlington takes first step toward banning public nudity www.planetnude.co/p/burlington...

I’ve just finished up two years as editor and layout designer of Going Natural, the magazine of the Federation of Canadian Naturists. Eight issues, and I’m pretty proud of them all. Good luck to those who take it from here!

Suns Out, Buns Out: Naturist Beach Day at Toronto’s Hanlan’s Point Nude Beach, this Saturday. @gaynaturists.bsky.social

Bringing this one back for Pride month, but now it’s featured on my own blog, The New Gymnosophy. open.substack.com/pub/curtisat...

“This was a painting born from upheaval. And yet, it didn’t emerge as propaganda. Delacroix didn’t paint a banner or a leader or a martyr. He painted the people, and he gave them a body to follow. Not a uniform. Not a crown. A body.”

We will be sailing Lake Ontario in a few weeks. There’s still time to join us.

If you happen to be in the Toronto area… streetsoftoronto.com/travel/here-...

Just the tip (of the iceberg).

My latest blog post, featuring the most recent article I wrote for @planetnude.co open.substack.com/pub/curtisat...

The first “clothing-optional” event in America www.planetnude.co/p/the-first-...

“Only in San Francisco is a naked guy sitting around reading Marx considered part of the scenery.” - Local S.F. saying

Lets dip www.boy-kingdom.com/shop/p/dip-o...

My latest article for @planetnude.co: Naturists used to worry about their mail being confiscated by postal authorities, but in Canada, one famous nudist locale is being honored on a new postage stamp. www.planetnude.co/p/for-pride-...

Taking in the view of the Golden Gate Bridge at Marshall’s Beach in San Francisco this past weekend.

Who’s been before?

Happy Birthday Harvey Milk! 👑 May 22, 1930-Nov 27, 1978. Harvey was the first openly Gay politician elected to California public office in 1977. He was assassinated in 1978. Thirst Traps sourced from the California Historical Society

Scenes from a nudist picture book www.planetnude.co/p/scenes-fro...

“Towards a Gay Communism: Elements of a Homosexual Critique” (1977) by Mario Mieli Full book: queer.archive.work/library/down...

Ugandan nude protester wins top EU human rights award www.planetnude.co/p/ugandan-nu...

“One community should give solidarity to another. It is really illogical to say ‘I'm gay and I'm defending the gay community but I don't care about anything else.‘” Happy birthday to a Mark Ashton, co-founder of Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners.

Wednesday evening sun, with the Pacific Ocean in view.

In a world that demands queer men be polished & curated, this retreat offers something refreshingly human: the space to let your guard down—not just physically, but emotionally. Being burden-free means shedding more than clothes. It’s about dropping the stress, judgment, & armor we carry in life.

A Republican proposal to redefine obscenity could criminalize all nudity, shrink free expression, and roll back decades of progress. The time to act is now. www.planetnude.co/p/the-obscen...

Protecting the vibe at Hanlan's Point www.planetnude.co/p/protecting...

The Naturist Living Show: CAMP Zipolite www.planetnude.co/p/the-naturi...

Anti-fascist mayor in Sardinia approves naked beach weddings, saying, “We need to do things to show that people are free.” -> Here’s an article I wrote for Victory Day — 80 years ago fascism was defeated in WWII. curtisatkins.substack.com/p/fight-fasc...

Homoerotica on trial: An 1890s photographer in fascist Italy – Mussolini used moral cleansing as a means to control Italy. ‘Tasty Little Rabbit’ focuses on the persecution of photographer Baron Wilhelm von Gloeden, the Gilded Age’s ultimate ‘influencer.’ www.peoplesworld.org/article/homo...

Seattle police escalate enforcement at Denny Blaine Park www.planetnude.co/p/seattle-po...

Cops are raiding #DennyBlaine, Seattle’s oldest queer nude beach, despite Washington law allowing non-threatening public nudity. People quietly sunbathing are being targeted without cause. A beachgoer was trespassed for staying unclothed. #nudism #nudebeach #gayseatle #seattlegay

@naturistaction.bsky.social NAC, are you aware of this story? www.theburnerseattle.com/post/seattle...

U.S. artist, actor, athlete, civil rights leader, and Communist Paul Robeson.

"The naked body is not shameful in a socialist society. The future belongs to those who can look at the human form without hypocrisy." - From the Soviet newspaper Izvestia, 1924. Happy May Day!