San Francisco Anti-Nudity Protest
April 2016
On April 3, 2016, San Francisco nudity activist Gypsy Taub (the woman holding the sign at left) organized a protest march against San Francisco's anti-nudity laws that were passed in 2012. Before that, public nudity in San Francisco was perfectly legal.
The march ended outside City Hall, above. The march celebrated International Women's Day, but the great majority of the naked marchers were men ...
like this guy with his skateboard ...
and these guys, one of whom is holding his dog on a leash, visible in photo 2 above.
Here's the skateboard guy again.
The protesters started at Jane Warner Plaza in the Castro district and marched down Market Street to City Hall. Nudity is still permitted at events that have gotten a permit. Taub got a permit for this march, so the police didn't interfere.
Some protesters carried signs with famous nude works of art. This guy's sign celebrates The Origin of the World, a painting by Gustave Courbet in the Musee d'Orsay in Paris that shows a woman's vagina.
Some onlookers eyeing one of the marchers.
This sign shows Michelangelo's statue of David, along with a message. And here's our skateboarder friend again.
The result of the march? The laws were not changed, but onlookers got to see some naked people.
4 comments:
love Michelangeloì's sign!
I have had an interest in Gypsy Taub ever since I first saw her about six years ago. I disagree with her views on drugs, but certainly DON'T disagree with her views on nudity and sexual relations. She is in prison now on phoney sex charges, but is supposed to be released soon. She has been a vigilant and persistent voice FOR naked freedom.
Great protest march
Was in San Francisco during one of these evens on the water front. There was a mother and her two kids, both a boy and a girl.
The daughter thought it was hilarious, while her brother was definitely embarrassed for some reason.
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