Nudism

Nudism, or naturism, is the practice of going nude or unclothed in social and usually mixed gender groups, specifically in cultures where this is not the norm. It sometimes occurs furtively in secluded places in countries where appearing naked in public is illegal, but enjoys widespread acceptance in other areas of the world. Those who practice nudism are called nudists or naturists. Some people believe that being naked with other people is necessarily always sexual, or that nudism is morally wrong or pornographic. Naturists generally reject these views.

Major nudist organizations

• Worldwide: International Naturist Federation/Federation Naturiste Internationale (INF/FNI) with member regional organizations in 30 countries.
• Australia: the national organisation is the Australian Nudist Federation
• Canada: the Federation of Canadian Naturists (FCN) and La Fédération Québécoise de Naturisme (FQN) are the two national nudist organizations.
• Denmark: the national organisation is the Dansk Naturist Union, DNU
• Israel: the national organisation is the Israeli Naturist Society
• Italy: the Federazione Naturista Italiana is the major national organization; others are the Unione Naturista Italiana (UNI) and the Associazione Naturista Italiana (ANITA).
• Mexico:NUDMEX (NUDismo de MÉXico) NUDMEX is the most organized and biggest mexican nudist group. Mexico is not very tolerant about nudism, and the few groups are in the stage of getting organized and fighting for official recognition. NUDMEX is primarily an internet forum in which mexican nudists get to know each other on-line and organize nudist gatherings. The official association is being formed and expects to be recognized and active by 2006.
• Netherlands: has the Naturisten Federatie Nederland (NFN)
• Portugal: has the Federação Portuguesa de Naturismo (FPN)
• Spain: has the Federación Española de Naturismo (FEN), the ADN Spanish magazine and ADDAN Deffend the nudity as a Human Right
• Sweden: the national organisation is Sveriges Naturistförbund, SNF
• United Kingdom: the national organisation is British Naturism, formerly known as CCBN (Central Council for British Naturism).
• United States: the American Association of Nude Recreation (AANR) and The Naturist Society (TNS) are the two major nudist organizations.