List of major social nudity organizations
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The following is a list of major naturist
organizations that operate within a family-friendly, non-sexualized context.
Australia
Canada
Germany
Italy
Mexico
Poland
Spain
United Kingdom
United States
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Naturism
Naturism or nudism is a cultural and political movement practising, advocating and defending social nudity in private and in public. It may also refer to a lifestyle based on personal, family and/or social nudism....
organizations that operate within a family-friendly, non-sexualized context.
Worldwide
- International Naturist FederationInternational Naturist FederationThe International Naturist Federation or Federation Naturiste Internationale is the global umbrella organisation representing official national naturist societies.-Membership:...
with regional member organizations in 34 countries.
AustraliaAustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
- Australian Nudist Federation http://www.aus-nude.org.au
- Free Beaches Australia (FBA)http://www.freebeach.com.au
- Australian Sun and Health Magazine http://www.ozsh.com.au
- The Australian Naturist Magazine http://www.naturist.net.au
- Naked Australians http://www.nakedaustralians.com
CanadaCanadaCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
- Federation of Canadian NaturistsFederation of Canadian NaturistsThe Federation of Canadian Naturists is the official International Naturist Federation representative for English-speaking Canada. It was founded in 1985, and has been reported to have 35,000 members...
(FCN) - La Fédération Québécoise de NaturismeLa Fédération Québécoise de NaturismeThe Fédération Québécoise de Naturisme is the official International Naturist Federation representative for the province of Quebec and for French-speaking Canada....
(FQN) - FQN-FCN UnionFQN-FCN UnionThe FQN–FCN Union is the official representative organization for Canada in the International Naturist Federation . It was created by the French-language Fédération Québécoise de Naturisme and the English-language Federation of Canadian Naturists because the international body recognizes only...
(Canada's official representative in the International Naturist FederationInternational Naturist FederationThe International Naturist Federation or Federation Naturiste Internationale is the global umbrella organisation representing official national naturist societies.-Membership:...
) - Wreck Beach Preservation Society
GermanyGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
- See also Freikörperkultur (FKK)FreikörperkulturFreikörperkultur is a German movement whose name translates to Free Body Culture. It endorses a naturistic approach to sports and community living. Behind that is the joy of the experience of nature or also of being nude itself, without direct relationship to sexuality. The followers of this...
- Deutscher Verband für FreikörperkulturDeutscher Verband für FreikörperkulturThe Deutscher Verband für Freikörperkultur is an organization based in Hannover, Germany, founded on November 6, 1949 to promote the interests of naturists in Germany...
- fkk-jugend
- Integral nacktiv
- Bürgerinitiative - German site by activist Peter Niehenke (German Wikipedia page)
- Deutscher Verband für Freikörperkultur
ItalyItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
- Federazione Naturista Italiana is the major national organization
- Unione Naturista Italiana (UNI)
- Associazione Naturista Italiana (ANITA)
MexicoMexicoThe United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
- NUDismo de MÉXico NUDMEX is the most organized and biggest Mexican nudist group. MéxicoMexicoThe United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
is not very tolerant about nudism, and the few groups are in the stage of getting organized and fighting for official recognition. NUDMEX is primarily an internet forum in which Mexican nudists get to know each other on-line and organize nudist gatherings.
PolandPolandPoland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
- Federacja Naturystów Polskich (FNP), Polish Naturist Federation, http://www.fednat.pl/
SpainSpainSpain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
- Federación Española de Naturismo (FEN), Naturist Federation of Spain
- Club Català de Naturisme, Catalonia (CCN)
- OSIRIS - Asociación Naturista de Alicante
United KingdomUnited KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
- Bare Witness
- British NaturismBritish NaturismBritish Naturism is recognised by the International Naturist Federation as the official national naturist society in the United Kingdom.-History:...
- National organization formerly known as CCBN (Central Council for British Naturism). - The Freedom to be YourselfThe Freedom to be YourselfThe Freedom to be Yourself campaign was founded in 1999 by Vincent Bethell. The group, according to Vincent Bethell is about "the right to be naked in public". The campaign is about non-sexual public nakedness...
(TFTBY) or (FTBY) - The Heritage Club
- Smooth and Cut Naturists
United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
- The American Association for Nude RecreationAmerican Association for Nude RecreationThe American Association for Nude Recreation is a nudist organization in the United States. Founded in 1931, the organization advocates nudity and nude recreation in appropriate settings. The AANR charters approximately 259 independent U.S. nudist resorts and parks...
(AANR) Main national nudist organization - American Nudist Research LibraryAmerican Nudist Research LibraryThe American Nudist Research Library is the first and believed to be the largest nudist/naturist library in North America. The American Nudist Research Library is located in Kissimmee, Florida. Kissimmee is also the location of the headquarters of the American Association for Nude Recreation...
- Body Freedom CollaborativeBody Freedom CollaborativeThe Body Freedom Collaborative is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing the integration and acceptance of non-sexual social nudity in a variety of public and private settings...
(BFC) - Internaturally Naturist Center Publishers of Naturally magazine
- The Naturist SocietyThe Naturist SocietyThe Naturist Society is a national naturist organization based in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, USA. It publishes a quarterly periodical called Nude & Natural which documents and coordinates naturist activities and provides information about issues related to naturism. The Naturist Society was established...
(TNS) Main national naturist organization - Naturist Action CommitteeNaturist Action CommitteeThe Naturist Action Committee is a nine-member volunteer committee that functions as the political adjunct to The Naturist Society , based in Oshkosh, Wisconsin...
Nudist Clubhouse - Social networking for nudists
Gay organizations
Christian
- Brazil - Naturistas Cristãos
- Canada - Fig Leaf Forum (also includes USA)
- Netherlands - Gan Eden
- USA - Christian Nudist Convocation
Topfree organizations
- See also topfree equality
- Topfree Equal Rights Association (TERA)