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A group of women protesting for the right to go topless anywhere a man could. Venice Beach, California, 2011 (demonstrator is wearing apasty)
A group of topless women and shirtless men at a beach inHelsinki,Finland,protesting after a woman had been forced away from a beach inHyvinkääfor topless sunbathing[1]

Topfreedomis aculturalandpolitical movementseeking changes in laws to allow women to betoplessin public places where men are permitted to bebarechested,as a form ofgender equality.Specifically, the movement seeks the repeal or overturning of laws which restrict a woman's right not to have her chest covered at all times in public.

In addition, topfreedom advocates seek allowing nursing mothers to openlybreastfeed in public.

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See also:Indecent exposureandPublic indecency

Many societies[which?]consider women who expose their nipples and areolae asimmodestand contrary tosocial norms.In many jurisdictions[which?]a topless woman may be cited forpublic lewdness,indecent exposure,public indecencyordisorderly conduct.[2]Independently from the legality of the practice, topless women may also faceharassment.Topfreedom advocates seek to change community attitudes to breasts as sex objects or indecent.[3]

Several countries inEuropehave decriminalised non-sexual toplessness. Topless swimming and sunbathing on beaches has become acceptable in many parts of Europe, though the practice remains controversial in many places, and not common in most places. Many public swimming pools in Europe are owned by municipalities, which are treated as private organisations and allowed to set theirdress codes.[citation needed]

Breastfeeding

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Main article:Breastfeeding in public

In many countries around the world,breastfeeding in publicis not unusual. During 2006–2010 and earlier, a number of news reports in the United States cited incidents where women were refused service or harassed for breastfeeding in public. In response, a majority of U.S. states have passed laws explicitly permitting nursing in public.[4][5][6]The United States federal government enacted a law in 1999[7]which specifically provides that "a woman may breastfeed her child at any location in a Federal building or on Federal property, if the woman and her child are otherwise authorized to be present at the location." However, these laws generally do not apply to rules imposed by private organizations or on private property, such as restaurants, airlines, or shopping malls.

Topfreedom by country

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Asia

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Taiwan

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In support of Icelandic studentAdda Smaradottir's FreeTheNipple act in public cyberspace,[8]young women uploaded their topless photos toFacebookand protested against its Community Standards[9]of considering women's breasts as sexual materials. Those photos and related news articles were blocked initially,[10]but Facebook considered those photos did not violate Community Standards.[8]

Europe

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Denmark

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Bathing and sunbathing in the nude (including topless) is legal on Danish beaches.[11]Nudity and toplessness in other public outdoor places is generally also legal, unless it involves "offensive conduct" or is likely to cause public outrage.[11][12]The public outrage law is rarely used in practice, but in 1972 audience members were convicted of being nude in theRoyal Danish Theatre.[11]In December 2007, a group of women and men calling themselves Topless Front swam topless in public swim baths to promote topless equality.[13]In March 2008, after a campaign by the group,Copenhagen's Culture and Leisure Committee voted to allow topless bathing in its swimming pools. After the committee had voted, it was revealed that no laws had existed against topless bathing, effectively making the vote unnecessary. However, some public baths had (and have) restricted it themselves.[13]Public breastfeeding is supported by the vast majority of both sexes in Denmark,[14]is entirely legal and accepted in almost all places, except for a few private cafés and restaurants that have restricted it.[15][16][17]

Finland

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In Finland, toplessness is not illegal, yet topless women have been removed from beaches.[18]Sandra Marins[fi]andSäde Vallarén[fi]criticized this and organized Finland's first event demanding topless equality, calledTissiflashmob(Breast flash mob).[19]On Finland's Independence day, 6 December 2019, both Marins and Vallarén showed their breasts on live TV and it sparked a lot of conversation.[20]Tissiflashmob 2020 was bigger than the previous one, now organized at the same time in eight different cities.[21]The city of Helsinki has decided to allow topless sunbathing on its beaches in 2023, regardless of gender.[22]

France

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In France, the feminist collective Les TumulTueuses organized a topfree protest in Paris in May 2009.[23]It is legal to sunbathe topless in France, although local regulations may ban the practice with directives about clothing. In 2020, after a police incident, topless sunbathing was defended by the French interior minister.[24]

Greece

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In Greece, toplessness is legal.[25][26]

Iceland

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In Iceland, toplessness is legal.

Italy

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Female toplessness has been officially legalized (in a nonsexual context) in all public beaches and swimming pools throughout the country (unless otherwise specified byregion,provinceormunicipalityby-laws) on 20 March 2000, when theSupreme Court of Cassation(through sentence No. 3557) determined that the exposure of the nude female breast, after several decades, is now considered a "commonly accepted behavior", and therefore, has "entered into the social costume".[27]

Poland

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In Poland in 2008–2009, two women fromSzczecinincludingglamour modelDorota Krzysztofek,[28]won a court battle that reasserted the women's right to sunbathe topless on public beaches.[29]Krzysztofek, along with her female companion, were fined by local municipal officials for topless sunbathing at a public recreation area. The women refused to pay the fine and took the matter to Civil Court. Their first hearing had to be postponed due to remarkable media interest.[30]

On November 7, 2008, judge Szczepańska upheld the city staff decision, and charged the women with indecent exposure, explaining that their personal freedoms cannot encroach on the freedoms of families with children who frequent the same recreation spot. Although topless sunbathing is not prohibited in Poland, the judge sentenced them to pay a fine of 230zlotys(150 zlotys by different source,[31]or€40,$55) for breaking the rules of conduct. In her rationale, the judge also said that it is not up to the defendants to teach youngsters human anatomy; however, her decision was appealed by Krzysztofek's female friend soon afterwards, with the plea of not guilty.[29][32]

In 2009, the appellate court declared both women to be innocent,[33]because the city staff were unable to prove that anyone at the beach was indignant or scandalized by their toplessness, and no complaint was ever reported. On the contrary, some visitors stood up to their defense. There were no signs at the recreation area against what is otherwise legal.[31]The appellate court's decision was binding, but it also created an aura of ambivalence, with topless sunbathing in public declared acceptable only if nobody else including families with children formally objects to it.[29][34]

Spain

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There are no laws in Spain that officially prohibit public nudity (in a non-sexual context),[35]and because of this, both topless sunbathing and naturism (the latter on a smaller scale) are frequently practiced without any issues in all beaches throughout the country,[36]while the amount of partakers may vary depending on the location and the day. It is very common in theBalearic Islands,[37]Canaries, Costa Brava and Costa del Sol (a few municipalities, such asBarcelona,have created by-laws to forbid public nudity, including female toplessness on their streets, not on the beach).[38]Due to the widespread practice of topless sunbathing, the municipalities ofGaldakaoandL'Ametlla del Vallèsdecided to legalize female toplessness on their public pools (in March 2016 and June 2018, respectively),[39][40]and it is tolerated in many others, like in Madrid (without the need of a specific rule). It is less common on private or condominium pools, and a few have by-laws to ban it. Moreover, there are some surveys indicating that more than 40% of the Spanish women who were interviewed (aged 18 or older) reported to have been topless on a beach at least once.[41][42]

Sweden

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In Sweden, toplessness is not explicitly illegal. The law usually applied to cases of nudity is about disorderly conduct (förargelseväckande beteende)[43]– it does not say anything about how undressed one can be, so it's a matter of legal tradition, although there is a law against genderdiscrimination.[44]However, private or public establishments are permitted to establishdress codeswhich may require women to wear tops, and deny access or remove individuals who breach these standards. In September 2007, the "Bara Bröst"group (a pun meaning both" Only Breasts "and" Bare Breasts ") appeared to promote topless equality in these semi-public facilities. The group staged several events in public swim baths in September and October 2007, starting inUppsalafrom which they were evicted several times, before succeeding inSundsvall.[45][46]

The group scored a victory in June 2009 when theMalmöcity's sports and recreation committee approved new rules that, while requiring everybody to wear bathing suits at indoor public swimming pools, did not require women to cover their breasts.[47][48]"We don't define what bathing suits men should wear so it doesn't make much sense to do it for women. And besides, it's not unusual for men to have large breasts that resemble women's breasts", said a council spokesman.[48]

United Kingdom

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According to theCrown Prosecution Service,"In the absence of any sexual context and in relation to nudity where the person has no intention to cause alarm or distress it will normally be appropriate to take no action unless members of the public were actually caused harassment, alarm or distress (as opposed to considering the likelihood of this)."[49]Breastfeeding is a specifically protected activity.[50]

North America

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Canada

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Main article:Topfreedom in Canada
Topless women atVancouver Pride Festival

In 1991, toplessness as an indecent act was challenged by Gwen Jacob inGuelph,Ontario,who removed her shirt and was charged with indecency. Part of her defense was thedouble standardsbetween men and women. Although she was convicted, this was overturned by the Court of Appeal.[51]This case determined that being topless is not indecent under the meaning of the Criminal Code. However it did not establish any constitutional right of equality. This case subsequently led to the acquittal of women inBritish ColumbiaandSaskatchewanwho faced similar charges. Although each province and territory technically reserves its right to interpret the law as it pleases, the Ontario case has proven influential. Since the matter has not been determined by theSupreme Court of Canada,it is still possible that a woman could be convicted elsewhere in Canada, but interpretation of moral law in Canada has become increasingly liberalized.[52]There do not appear to have been any further women charged in Canada since these cases were determined.

In February 2023, the cities ofEdmontonandCalgary,both in the province ofAlberta,changed their policies such that wearing bathing suit tops in city-operated pools was an individual's choice.[53][54]

Mexico

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The only public place in Mexico that officially allows female toplessness isPlaya Zipolite(a nude beach located in the state ofOaxaca), where the practice of naturism was legalized in 2016.[55]However, the practice of topless sunbathing (as well as naturism in some cases) is commonly tolerated on a few beaches in the state ofQuintana Roo,more precisely in theRiviera Mayaregion (especially between the cities ofPlaya del CarmenandTulum); furthermore, there are a few clothing-optional resorts made for adults only (also located in the Riviera Maya) where all men and women aged 18 (or older) can frequent the facilities without the need to wear clothes (if so they wish).[56]

United States

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Main article:Topfreedom in the United States
Female toplessness laws in the United States by state and territory

In the United States, states have primary jurisdiction in matters of public morality. The topfreedom movement has claimed success in a few instances in persuading some state and federal courts to overturn some state laws on the basis ofsex discriminationorequal protection,arguing that a woman should be free to expose her chest in any context in which a man can expose his. Other successful cases have been on the basis of freedom of expression in protest, or simply that exposure of breasts is not indecent (or similar terminology).

Laws and ordinances barring female toplessness are being challenged in federal courts around the nation. Each lawsuit, if it prevails at the appellate level, will legalize topfreedom in the followingU.S. circuit courts of appeals(from west to east): 9 (California), 8 (Missouri) and 1 (Maryland). A federal lawsuit in the 7th Circuit (Illinois), was lost at the appellate level and the petition for review by the U.S. Supreme Court was denied.[when?][citation needed]

Apreliminary injunctionin a federal lawsuit in the 10th Circuit (Colorado), was won at the appellate level. In September 2019, after spending over $300,000,Fort Collinsdecided to stop defending their ordinance and repeal it. That effectively gave females of all ages the right to go topless wherever males can in the jurisdiction of the 10th Circuit (Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, Kansas and Oklahoma states as well as all counties and cities therein).[57]

Oceania

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Australia

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In Australia,indecent exposurelaws only refer to the genital area, so technically both male and female toplessness is legal. However, many local councils impose their own rules, and have the power to ask topless people to leave an area.[58]Additionally, women who go topless are sometimes issued charges such as being a public nuisance, or offensive behaviour.[59]

On public beaches, local bylaws are not heavily enforced, and women can often sunbathe topless without legal repercussions.[58]

Breastfeeding in public places is a legal right in Australia. Under theSex Discrimination Act 1984,no business or service provider can discriminate against a breastfeeding woman. Women can still breastfeed even if no other food/drink is allowed in the area. If a special baby care room is available for breastfeeding, women are not required to use it unless they wish to. If someone abuses a breastfeeding woman or forces her to leave, this may come under state/territory harassment laws. These protections also include women who are expressing breast milk for their baby.[60]

New Zealand

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In New Zealand, there is no specific law prohibiting nudity in public places. If a person is nudeandalso exhibiting lewd and lascivious, or obscene behaviour, then they may fall afoul of laws.[61]

TheHigh Court of New Zealandhas upheld a conviction of disorderly conduct for nudity in the street, because it was not a place where nudity was known to occur or commonplace. Being nude in the street is likely to incur a small fine if a complaint is made against the person, or if the person ignores a police order to cover themselves. However, in practice, the likelihood of being prosecuted for nudity on a public beach is low, providing the person keeps to themselves.[61]

In 2012, a woman swam topless onŌpunakebeach. The police were called, but informed the callers that toplessness was not an offence.[62]

In 2017, nudists used the beach atTauranga,which caused consternation among some residents. However, the local council said there were no bylaws dealing with the issue, and that nudity was not an offence.[63]

South America

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Argentina

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Female toplessness is allowed in the official nude beaches of Puerto Escondido,[64]located nearMiramar,and Playa Querandí,[65]located inVilla Gesell,as well as in some private naturist resorts.

On 7 February 2017, hundreds of topless women protested inBuenos Aires,Córdoba,Mar del PlataandRosario,among other cities throughout the country. The protest was called inSpanishtetazo(aportmanteauof the Spanish wordtetas,meaning "tits", and the Spanish suffix "-azo", which denotes a hitting action).[66]The protestors objected against the "objectification" of the female body, and also disapproved the decision made by 20 police officers, who days before, had expelled from a beach located inNecochea3 women who were topless sunbathing there.[67][68]

Brazil

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The Article 233 of the Chapter VI of the Title VI of thePenal Code[69]asserts thatindecent exposure(known inPortugueseasato obsceno,meaning "obscene act" ) is a wrongdoing act punished with imprisonment or fine, but does not specify what are the nude parts of the human body which could be fitted on this misdemeanor. Despite this vagueness, female toplessness tends to be considered an "obscene act" by the Brazilian authorities, and the practice has been frequently repressed, including some arrests made by the police throughout the years.

Generally, the practice of topless sunbathing by women has been accepted only in official nude beaches and in some private naturist clubs. However, for many years, there has been one notable exception: theCarnival in Rio de Janeiro.During the famous two-night parades yearly held by 12samba schools(6 on each day) at theSambadrome Marquês de Sapucaí,the official policy is that only the genital area cannot be publicly shown (in this case all nude men and women must wear amerkin,which is known in Portuguese astapa-sexo,roughly translated as "sex cover" ). Thus, both men and women can openly expose their bare breasts and buttocks to the public during the marches without any problem.

Since the early 2010s, there are reports of some small and sporadic protests, especially in some beaches located inRio de Janeiro.These protests are called in Portuguesetoplessaços(aportmanteauof the English word "toplessness" and the Portuguese suffix "-aço", translated from the Spanish "-azo", which denotes a hitting action).[66]In each protest, a group of women, soon after being reunited, decide to quickly take off all clothes they were wearing above the waist (including bras, bikinis or any other tops), culminating in a state of public "breast-flashing" for a few minutes before putting on their clothes again. This way, these are considered a kind of toplessflash mobprotests. The purpose of these protests is to claim for the official legalization of female toplessness in Brazil under the principle ofgender equality.

Chile

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Exposing the breasts in public is not a crime, although it is an offense applicable according to the Article 373 of the Penal Code[70]to those who "in any way offend modesty or good customs". Similarly, the Article 495 says: "Shall be punished with a fine of one monthly tax unit (first paragraph) whoever contravenes the rules that the authority dictates to preserve public order or prevent it from being altered, unless the act constitutes a crime or simple offense".

Faced with so much inconvenience, a group of women together with the photographer and pioneer of naturism in Chile, René Rojas, managed to create the first nude beach in the country in 2000, calledPlaya Luna,as well as the unofficial restricted areas that were created in Playa Luna Norte (Tarapacá), Playa Luna Sur (Coliumo), Playa Escondida (Antofagasta), Playa Blanca (Tongoy) andPichilemu,where it is possible to completely undress with total normality.[71][72]

Uruguay

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The practice of female toplessness is allowed in the official nude beaches of Chihuahua,[73][74]located in the resortof the same name,andLa Sirena,[75][76]located in the resort ofAguas Dulces.

See also

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  67. ^CUÉ, CARLOS E. (8 February 2017)."Centenares de mujeres exigen la legalización del topless en Argentina con un" tetazo "en Buenos Aires".EL PAÍS(in Spanish).Retrieved15 June2022.La movilización llega después de que 20 policías expulsaran a tres bañistas por mostrar sus senos
  68. ^Brazilian Penal Code (in Portuguese)
  69. ^Chilean Penal Code (in Spanish)
  70. ^Marín, Verónica (7 February 2017)."¿Se puede hacer topless en las playas chilenas? Conoce qué dice la norma al respecto".emol.Nacional(in Spanish).Retrieved15 June2022.En Argentina se ha levantado un movimiento femenino que critica la prohibición de esta práctica en sus costas
  71. ^Sepúlveda Pozo, Deborah (9 February 2018)."Mujeres se organizan en las playas de la Quinta Región:" El topless o es para todos o no es para ninguno "".elmostrador(in Spanish).Retrieved15 June2022."Hace un año ya que nos tomamos las playas de la Quinta Región para ir y hacer topless, a tomar sol, ir ahí a disfrutar de la tarde con amigas. Siempre la idea es formar comunidad, una red de apoyo para acompañarnos entre nosotras", comenta Franka Libertad, joven que lidera la organización Topless Libre Chile. Este 25 de febrero celebrarán un año de la apertura de la playa topless de Viña del Mar
  72. ^Lewin, Miriam (20 February 2018)."Chihuahua, Uruguay: un día en el paraíso nudista".Todo Noticias(in Spanish).Retrieved15 June2022.
  73. ^Nöllmann, María (3 January 2022)."Chihuahua cumple 60 años: cómo es la playa nudista de Punta del Este que no pasa de moda".La Nación(in Spanish).Retrieved15 June2022.
  74. ^"La Sirena: segunda playa nudista en Uruguay".Montevideo Portal(in Spanish). Montevideo. 23 January 2012.Retrieved15 June2022.
  75. ^Cano, Eshter (18 November 2021)."Así es la nueva playa de Uruguay en donde se puede practicar la desnudez total".MDZ Online(in Spanish).Retrieved15 June2022.
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