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Being topless regardless of gender in public during hot days.
Not in the United States, not even in 100 years. Anywhere else: Maybe.
It's already legal in several parts of the US
“Legal” is not “not tabood”.
Fair
links to those places and the statues that support that claim?
Iirc, New York city is one.
https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/08/24/434315957/topless-in-new-york-the-legal-case-that-makes-going-top-free-legal-ish
At least colorado, Kansas, New Mexico and Wyoming by court.
And quite a lot if european countries (some only at beaches and pools etc.)
https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/free-the-nipple-states
Lots of states also are very ambiguous with their laws or don’t actively prosecute them. In any way: It’s s a stupid law and no one is hurt by topless or even nude people in the streets. I don’t find it appealing for myself but if others like it, let them have it.
You could have just googled it yourself but sure
https://www.sweetwaternow.com/women-now-allowed-to-go-topless-in-public-in-six-states-including-wyoming/
As I always say: if something is not explicitly forbidden, then it's fair game.
Austin, not sure about the rest of Texas. Apparently the logic was, if men can go topless, why not women?
In Europe some women already go topless at beaches/lakes.
So long as they wear sun screen lol
The same can be said about bald people.
Honestly this can be taboo regardless of your gender
I've seen shirtless dudes doing sports outside (e.g. basketball or jogging - though these activities may be uncomfortable for ladies with big tatas, but that's another matter.)
Or shirtless dudes in public parks enjoying a barbecue day.
I do concede that these are very specific circumstances, though.
While I do agree that this is a double standard, I don't see any signs of it going away
It has been a thing in many African and South American indigenous communities for centuries. And it's a normal thing to do in many European beaches.
So whereas you're technically right - I don't see signs of it going away in our communities either - I wouldn't discard it too quickly.