The 13th annual World Naked Bike Ride in Madison, WI was by all measures a success. Over the years, the city has seen all kinds of participants—first-timers, recurring attendees, local advocates, and families. Among the nearly 200 who participated this year was a young girl no older than ten and her mother. The mother saw it as an opportunity to teach her daughter valuable lessons—not just about body positivity but also self-empowerment, giving her the option to dress however she chose. The young girl chose to participate nude just like everyone else, a choice respected and supported by her mother and, indeed, aligned with the event’s clothing-optional policy.
Yet the girl's presence, entirely unremarkable in the international scope of World Naked Bike Rides, has nonetheless ignited a moralistic media controversy that has escalated to the national level. In the latest development of the continuing saga, proposed measures now aim to redefine public decency laws in Wisconsin, sparking a national debate that could alter the course of body freedom in the state and jeopardize naturist events like this one going forward. 🪐
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Double standards in dairyland
In June of this year, in lockstep with the arrival of summer, many cities across the northern hemisphere participated in the increasingly popular World Naked Bike Ride (WNBR). The event takes place in various seasons globally but sees the most participation in June. This June, rides took place in cities like Edmonton, London, Los Angeles, Brussels, Portland, Chicago, and Madison, Wisconsin.
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