What could Florida’s government mean for nudists?
The politics of nudism: How Ron DeSantis's agenda could impact the nude tourism industry
The 2023 Florida legislative session just kicked off,1 and there is plenty to be concerned about for proponents of body freedom in the sunshine state. With the Republican Party firmly in control of both the State House of Representatives and Senate, and with Governor Ron DeSantis at the helm after winning reelection by a huge margin in 2022,2 many fear that the puritanical values of the conservative government will inevitably result in stricter laws and regulations against nudism and other forms of body liberation.
In recent years, the Republican-led Legislature has passed a series of discriminatory laws targeting the LGBTQ community—and other vulnerable communities in Florida. These include laws which restrict transgender youths’ access to healthcare,3 and ban gender and race studies in public schools.4 The state has banned trans athletes from sports.5 Multiple counties have removed books from bookshelves,6 some for reasons as innocuo…
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