Bare chested

"Bare chested" refers to the state of not wearing any clothes above the waist. If someone is bare chested, then their entire torso is exposed. It is also known as "stripped to the waist", or "being shirtless", or "topless", although the latter is usually only applied to women. It is much more common for men to be bare chested than women, since in most places it is illegal for a woman to be bare chested. See also topfree equality.

External links

Websites

• Shirtless Men World A site about bare chested men, with article on why to go bare chested, where to do it, and famous people who do it.

Various online groups discuss the subject, often supporting men who want to go bare chested but have internalized American society's increasing discomfort with shirtless men. Like the preceding page, these groups all use the word "shirtless" more than "bare-chested," and many would prefer "shirt-free"! At this writing, they include:

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MSN

• Shirts Are Optional Guys, family oriented
  
• FurrBuds, especially for hairy men
• Shirtless Men, general discussion

Yahoo!

• Shirtless Lifestyle, general interest
  
• Shirtless Mens' Club, few inhibitions
  
• Shirtless Life, very unihibited
  
• Shirtless Challenge, somewhat * fetishistic
  
• Shirtless in the UK, locality based but open to all
  
• mainly for men to talk about being shirtless with close male relatives, and to encourage men to be bare chested with their families
• Shirts vs. Skins, sports focused