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posted by martyb on Saturday September 21 2019, @01:38AM   Printer-friendly
from the freeze-peach dept.

https://kdvr.com/2019/09/05/fort-collins-agrees-to-remove-topless-ban-from-public-code/

Colorado city officials have removed a topless ban from city law that inspired a Free the Nipple lawsuit.

The Coloradoan reported that Fort Collins City Council agreed Tuesday to remove language in the public nudity code that barred women and girls over age 10 from exposing their breasts in public.

City officials say the ban is expected to be removed Sept. 17.

Officials say a district court judge and a federal appeals court have ruled against the policy in the past two years.


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  • (Score: 2, Interesting) by Ron on Sunday September 22 2019, @09:18AM

    by Ron (5774) on Sunday September 22 2019, @09:18AM (#897057)

    It's good to be old. You get to see a lot of history happen.

    Way back in the 1960s and early 1970s, it was legal and common for women to bare their chests in Austin Texas. I remember the thrill of going to Barton Springs pool and Zilker Park and seeing topless female swimmers and sunbathers. (If you've never been to Barton Springs, the water is icy cold year round... Yep.)

    Fast forward into the 1980s. Some kind of fervor, a brouhaha, a little too much publicity and deliberate challenges, and the law was changed in the name of "public safety." No more big beautiful bare boobies in public.

    I've also lived in New York and rode the subway and walked the streets and visited the central park. No wonder women don't go topless there. Hell, as a young, not unattractive man I even felt vulnerable a few times. The last thing you want to do is advertise to someone who's on the edge already.

    What's my big point in all this? Simple. If you want nice things, you have to take care of them and not abuse them or let anyone else abuse them. Otherwise, one way or another, you'll lose it. See, it's not only about the laws. It's also about the culture.

    And be careful what you wish for. If more women walked around topless all the time, bare breasts would be about as thrilling to see as elbows and ankles -- both of which (as I've been told by the locals) are generally considered pretty damn erotic in those hijab wearing countries.

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