Reply #64: Ever hear of the TNT Men? [View All]

Most years, the "Totally Naked Toronto Men", most if not all of whom are gay, march in the Toronto Pride parade, but not totally nude -- sometimes they wear fig-leaves, sometimes just cock rings, sometimes just sandals (to get around local bylaws against TOTAL nudity, which in any case are a little looser during Pride Week -- I mean, in the gay village around Church and Wellesley, you can see any number of men in leather chaps with their asses hanging out).

The TNT Men used to get hassled, but they've persisted, and now they're pretty much allowed to do (and shake) their thang. If the men had sexier bodies, it might be considered a bit more sexualy charged, but since they mostly haven't, when they go by, it's more like "Oh, that's...um...nice... Next?"

In other words, nudity is no big thing once you get used to it. I'm not about to go traipsing up Yonge street in my altogether, and nor would I if I looked like Brad Pitt, but that's just me. Different strokes...