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<\/a><\/p>\nIt it okay for naked men to flaunt their completely exposed bodies in front of young children as they march down the street during pride parades? Summer is a time when all sorts of groups hold parades all over America, and even if we disagree with what certain groups have to say they still have a First Amendment right to say it. But nowhere in the U.S. Constitution is there a right to public nudity. Every year completely naked and nearly naked men participate in these parades in cities all over America, and we never hear of anyone getting arrested.<\/p>\n
For example, during New York City\u2019s recent annual pride parade many people marched\u00a0without any clothes on at all<\/a>\u2026<\/p>\n Hundreds of thousands of people watched marchers in colorful fancy dress \u2013 and in some cases no clothes at all \u2013 at the Big Apple\u2019s NYC Pride Parade.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Is this legal?<\/p>\n Can we just take our clothes off and march down the street nude in New York City any time we want now?<\/p>\n If not, why weren\u2019t people getting arrested?<\/p>\n Of course out on the west coast things are even worse. During the recent parade in San Francisco, an entire organization known as \u201cthe Body Freedom Lovers\u201d proudly marched\u00a0completely naked<\/a>\u2026<\/p>\n On this 50th anniversary of the Summer of Love we are proud to march nude in the Gay Pride Parade as the Body Freedom Lovers. We proudly celebrate our bodies as well as the spirit of the 60s that brought us profound spiritual awakenings as well as sexual liberation and body freedom. Just as the gay\/bisexual\/transgender folks fight for their freedom of choice to do what they please with their own bodies so do we join the same fight to do what we please with our bodies. Not only do we have the right to make love to our lovers in any way we want, we also have the right to dress or undress the way we want. We have no reason to be ashamed of our God-given bodies, just as we have no reason to be ashamed of our God-given desires. We all have the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. That\u2019s why we demand that the government keep its laws off our bodies! We demand the repeal of the nudity ban that criminalizes the human body in its most natural form. The nudity ban is not only unconstitutional \u2013 for it violates our freedom of expression, not only does it go against the Declaration of Independence \u2013 for it deprives us of liberty in our pursuit of happiness. The nudity ban goes against the most basic common sense and against nature, our very own human nature.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n If they want to march around in their own homes completely naked that is one thing. But at these events there are lots and lots of children. In fact, one mother that was interviewed said that she had been bringing her little daughter to the parade\u00a0since she was a baby<\/a>\u2026<\/p>\n \u201cWe have been bringing our daughter (now 7) annually since she was a baby,\u201d shares S.F. mom Beth Winegarner. \u201cYes, there is some nudity and leather but there\u2019s little to no overt sexual stuff as there is at, say, Folsom Street Fair. Kids in general aren\u2019t at all fazed by seeing nudity \u2014 after all they like to run around and play with as little on as possible, too.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Since there is \u201clittle to no overt sexual stuff\u201d that somehow makes it okay?<\/p>\n The frightening thing is that this is becoming normalized. Up in Canada, the public is actually given tips on how to prepare their children for what they will see during these events. The following comes from\u00a0LifeSiteNews<\/a>\u2026<\/p>\n Last year, Radio Canada offered\u00a0tips<\/a>\u00a0on attending \u201cpride\u201d events with small children. The first bit of guidance is chilling: \u201cBe open-minded. Your kids will probably see boobs and penises. There will be bodies of all shapes, sizes and in all states of undress.\u201d<\/p>\n The sage advice continues, \u201cFor parents like Ian Duncan, dad to 3-year-old Carson, this is all part of the appeal. \u2018We\u2019re not body shamers,\u2019 he says. \u2018It all feeds into my son\u2019s emotional intelligence and sexual development. And it\u2019s never too early to think about that.\u2019\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n So why not let everyone walk around completely naked all the time?<\/p>\n Of course the truth is that this is harmful for children, and they instinctively know it. Just consider how one young girl responded to seeing naked men at one of the annual pride parades\u00a0in Toronto<\/a>\u2026<\/p>\n Naked men marching in Toronto\u2019s Pride parade, showcasing what supporters cheer on as the advancement of \u201cgay rights\u201d and \u201csexual liberation.\u201d The naked men march past men, women, and yes even children. Everyone is encouraged to celebrate \u201cdiversity.\u201d<\/p>\n Oh, but what\u2019s this? A young girl with blond hair in a turquoise teeshirt knows that something is wrong.<\/p>\n The girl, maybe 8 or 9, doesn\u2019t want to see naked men displaying their genitals. She feels assaulted by what she sees. She implicitly understands that her innocence is threatened by what she sees. She knows something wrong is happening.<\/p>\n She does the most natural thing: She hides her face in her hand to protect herself. She doesn\u2019t want to see the genitals of naked men.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n The reason why she covered her eyes was because she knew that she was seeing something that she shouldn\u2019t be seeing.<\/p>\n There is a reason why public nudity has always been against the law, and there is absolutely no reason why anyone needs to march down the street fully undressed.<\/p>\n But this is where our society is going, and that has extremely frightening implications for our future.<\/p>\n