Nudists call for protection against hate crimes

British Naturism says abuse of recreational nudists should be outlawed

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Nudists take part in the annual North East Skinny Dip at Druridge Bay in Northumberland
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Naturists say they regularly face hostility and even abuse – and they want protection under hate crime laws.

The call came from British Naturism, a non-profit group founded in its modern form in 1964, which promotes being naked in public. The group’s president, Mark Bass, told the Mail on Sunday they want naturism recognised legally as a “philosophical belief”.

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