Interviews at San Francisco Pride reveal a divide on public nudity, with attendees defending it as natural despite concerns from parents about children’s exposure.
San Francisco, Bollywood Fever: At a San Francisco Pride event, Tenet Media reporter Tayler Hansen conducted a series of interviews that highlighted widespread public nudity and explicit material, even with numerous children present.
Footage from the event depicted participants fully nude. Hansen questioned several nude attendees about the appropriateness of their behavior around children. One participant, with his face painted, defended public nudity.
“Should nudity be more welcoming around kids?” Hansen asked.
“Yes,” the man immediately responded. “None of the crybabies and parents who complain about it can ever explain exactly how a child is harmed by seeing a human body. Every study that’s been done on the subject shows that it’s not harmful.”
Another interviewee, who initially covered himself before speaking with Hansen, shared a similar view.
“I think that kids are born naked and that as long as there’s not any kind of sexuality added to it, that it’s just nude. That’s all it is,” he said before removing his covering and continuing the interview nude.
Many attendees echoed these sentiments, arguing that nudity is natural and should be accepted in public spaces, even in front of children.
“We were all born this way, why be ashamed of it?” said one participant.
“If you don’t want your kids to see what goes on at Pride, don’t bring them,” another nudist remarked. “Not everything needs to be kid-friendly.”
Hansen also spoke with a mother and her children, who were near the event to use a playground. The mother expressed that her nine-year-old daughter felt “uncomfortable” with the naked men nearby, and they tried to avert their eyes. The daughter mentioned that a naked man wearing only a mask made her feel “grossed out.”
Questioning the legality of public nudity in front of children, Hansen spoke with a police officer at the event. The officer explained that nudity is permitted “within certain boundaries” and that it becomes illegal only if done for “sexual gratification.”
“Even with kids, it’s fine to be nudist as long as there’s no masturbation or anything like that?” Hansen asked.
“Yeah,” the female officer responded, with another officer nodding in agreement.
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