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Kane's avatar

I swear every time I read "Think of the children!", I picture Rep. Cindi Duchow clutching her pearls. In all seriousness, thank you for this update, as always! I am curious how this will, or will not, affect Little Beach or Native Hawaiians since they have such a strong presence there. I wish the orgs could deploy a team of naturist-friendly child psychologists to fight for us. That'd be a plus

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How can this bill reflect a deliberate effort to differentiate malicious exposure while considering the implications for the nudist community, when it's a strict liability offense? It sounds like you're giving it too much credit.

Wisconsin was the first domino to fall, and I feel we'll be seeing more of this sort of thing. A tidal wave of conservatism is about to wash over us. Does anybody have any good news to share for a change?

I'm surprised a Democrat is pushing this, but your analysis of the political situation makes sense. It wouldn't be the first time a Democrat has pushed Republican policies. Besides, the Republican party likes to engage in morality warfare. Once their missile is launched, you can't fight it without looking like the bad guy.

What do we do? I'm sick of hearing "call your representative". Clearly, that's not working. We're a minority, and one with absolutely no political leverage. Are we supposed to just lie down and take it? I don't know how many more of these news reports I can endure before my fuse runs out. I quit social media after the last one, and I still can't get away from it...

And it's not as though I'm not fighting. I just started a non-landed naturist club to gauge local interest and it was met with absolute silence. Not even a, "that sounds cool, but it's not for me, good luck." Nope, just a wall of silence undercut by the crushing implication of shame and disappointment.

Please, somebody, give me a reason to feel hopeful about the state of the world.

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