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Frequently asked Questions<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Naturism is the clothes-free enjoyment of recreational activities in appropriate outdoor settings such as a legally set apart Naturist\/Clothing-optional beach used for skinny-dipping, sun-bathing, or even volleyball.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Naturists are Veterans, business owners, artists, educators, retirees-every type of person of any profession or age, as even entire families enjoy outdoor recreation au naturel!\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Each legally set-aside Naturist\/Clothing-optional beach mentored by BEACHES Foundation sponsors a hands-on “Friends of\u201d organization and a formal Beach Ambassador Program designed to assist park staff. The very successful Haulover Beach in Miami-Dade County and the newest County-owned Naturist\/Clothing-optional beach in St. Lucie County, Blind Creek Beach, both follow this model as will all other beaches acquired through BEACHES Foundation.<\/span><\/p>\r\n Friends and Beach Ambassadors are responsible for providing education on\u00a0 beach etiquette, environmental care, raising funds for capital improvements, and<\/span> sharing information about local supporting businesses.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Florida has strong sanctions for lewd nudity but merely being nude in appropriate or set apart venues, including areas visible to the clothed public, is not illegal in Florida.\u00a0 Hence, Florida has 2 legal Naturist beaches on its Atlantic Coast (and another 2 on Federal lands on the Atlantic), many Naturist resorts and campgrounds throughout the state, and several gated, private Naturist communities, mostly found in Pasco County. \u00a0 Most often, signs that announce the presence of clothes-free people are all that is needed to notify the public that nudity may be encountered past a certain point.<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Naturists understand that they are often asking to use some portion of public lands in order to pursue their lifeways.\u00a0 But, just as setting apart a portion of a public beach for the use of dog owners, trails on public lands for off-road vehicles or mountain biking, or waterways for thrill craft, setting apart a stretch of beach for skinny-dippers has little overall impact on the vast amount of public lands available for all other types of uses.<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Adapted from Naturist Education Foundation \u201cThe Lawmaker\u2019s Guide to Skinny-Dipping Issues\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n <\/p>\r\n [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Frequently asked Questions What is Naturism? Naturism is the clothes-free enjoyment of recreational activities in appropriate outdoor settings such as a legally set apart Naturist\/Clothing-optional beach used for skinny-dipping, sun-bathing, or even volleyball.\u00a0\u00a0 Who are Naturists? Naturists are Veterans, business owners, artists, educators, retirees-every type of person of any profession or age, as even entire families enjoy outdoor recreation au naturel!\u00a0\u00a0 Wouldn\u2019t setting apart outdoor venues for Naturists encourage \u201cimmoral\u201d behavior? Each legally set-aside Naturist\/Clothing-optional beach mentored by BEACHES Foundation sponsors a hands-on “Friends of\u201d organization and a formal Beach Ambassador Program designed to assist park staff. The very…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gulfbeachnaturists.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gulfbeachnaturists.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gulfbeachnaturists.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gulfbeachnaturists.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gulfbeachnaturists.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.gulfbeachnaturists.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":162,"href":"https:\/\/www.gulfbeachnaturists.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20\/revisions\/162"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gulfbeachnaturists.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\r\n
What is Naturism?<\/h4>\r\n
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Who are Naturists?<\/h4>\r\n
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Wouldn\u2019t setting apart outdoor venues for Naturists encourage \u201cimmoral\u201d behavior?<\/h4>\r\n
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What are Florida\u2019s current laws regarding Naturism\/Nudity?<\/h4>\r\n
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Won\u2019t setting apart areas for Naturist use be giving public lands away to a \u201cspecial interest\u201d?<\/h4>\r\n