Photos: Women Go Topless To Promote Gender Equality

Many women have marched on the streets showing their bare breasts in order to promote gender equality.

According to Associated Press, the GoTopless Day event which attracted a crowd of  photographers is celebrated annually on the Sunday closest to Women’s Equality Day, marking the day American women earned the right to vote.

 

But as much as GoTopless Day is about raising awareness to legalize female toplessness nationwide, the goal isn’t to sensationalize breasts or women’s bodies. “It’s…to show people that it can be normal, that it’s really not a big deal, and it’s not about getting attention or protesting,” Kia Sinclair, the event coordinator for a march in New Hampshire, said.

About 50 women and men were walking topless in the Oceanside Los Angeles neighborhood of Venice, behind a giant, inflatable pink breast that had the phrase “equal topless rights” written on it.

One marcher carried a sign that said: “My Body Is Not A Crime.”

A few dozen women, and some men, went topless as they walked down Broadway in New York City.

Nadine Gary, the president of Go Topless organization, expressed her hope that one day seeing naked female breasts would be perceive as something normal and not sexually provocative.

She said: “This push for women to go topless in the 21st century is as strong as women wanting to vote in the 20th century. It may be sensual, but it’s not illegal to be sensual.”

The legality of women going topless varies by state.

Photo credit: Globe/Rex/Shutterstock/Alberto Reyes