The quiet politics of choosing to be nude

How your personal choice intersects with culture, laws, queer identity, and social discomfort without turning it into activism.

There’s something inherently strange about the fact that being naked, the state we’re all born into, requires a choice at all. The decision to remove your clothing carries weight that has nothing to do with temperature or comfort. The choice to be nude sits at this weird intersection of personal freedom and public anxiety. It’s political without being a…