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A "generational clash" between young and older nudists is fuelling growth in nude events, ranging from pop-up dinners in bars and art gallery tours to mini-golf and ten pin bowling.
Josh McNicol, the general manager Asia Pacific at Eventbrite, said the number of nude events on the platform had grown 265 per cent across Australia over four years. More than half of the nude events over the past five years have been in NSW.
"From naked yoga classes to nude nature walks, NSW is home to three times as many nude events than any other state, making it Australia’s kit-off capital," Mr McNicol said.
The nude mini-golf event organised by the Young Nudists of Australia. A green wristband means the person has consented to photographs. Photo has been digitally censored.
It’s no surprise to Young Nudists of Australia co-founder Matt (last name withheld by request) because he organises many of the Sydney events. For him the lifestyle is about "freedom" and "acceptance". "It's just one of those things you're curious about and you try and it's for you," he said.
Matt, 30, said the centre of the young nudist scene in Sydney was Cobblers Beach in Middle Harbour. He formed YNOA and organises events so young people can socialise away from the beach. He said they were not always welcome at naturist resorts "full of people the same age as my grandparents".
A nude charity event at Cobblers Beach. Credit: Edwina Pickles
"Young people, we drink alcohol, we listen to music, we stay up later than 9pm," Matt said. "The older people feel that we are being disruptive to their enjoyment, their peace and quiet, so as a result, they generally close the door to us."
Matt said there were a few Australian resorts that welcomed young people – including Townsville Naturist Community, Greg and Deb's Place and Balkaz Retreat in Queensland and Helios Resort just outside Melbourne. But he envied the nudist resorts in the United States that cater to young people with live music and bars.
Australian Naturist Federation secretary Graham Fleming, who is a Helios Resort member, said he believed there had been a "one-off clash" at a club on the Central Coast where YNOA members had partied late and annoyed older members. YNOA members in NSW had taken the experience to heart but Mr Fleming said Victorian YNOA members were happily involved in naturist clubs south of the border.
Young nudists say social nudity is about freedom and self-acceptance rather than sex. Photos have been digitally censored.
"There is a generational clash," Mr Fleming said. "There are old fuddy-duddies who don't want to change and there are young people that want everything their own way. At my club we've just met in the middle and we're doing things together. It would be great to see other clubs take an open-minded attitude because young people in the club is a fabulous thing."
Mr Fleming said Australian naturist resorts were not-for-profit clubs owned and run by members, while the US had a lot of commercial nude or clothing-optional resorts.
Matt said sexual harassment and homophobia were problems at many Australian resorts.
"I’m talking about cases where an older male might crack a joke and slap a female on the bottom to accentuate that," Matt said. "That sort of behaviour is not condoned in modern society and generally considered harassment. I'm not saying there are people who engage in this behaviour at every naturist resort, but there are definitely some."
Mr Fleming said he believed harassment complaints would be taken seriously. He had not seen any complaints to the federation in his year as secretary but last Christmas he saw a visitor to Helios kicked out for inappropriate behaviour.
Meanwhile, Matt said a number of nudist resorts did not allow anyone identifying as LGBTQI to visit because "they don't approve of their sexual orientation, even though these people are not going there for any sexual reason".
Mr Fleming said his own club had a number of same-sex couples but acknowledged some clubs might be less welcoming. "I believe that discrimination against same-sex couples is an old-fashioned way of thinking and that clubs should be encouraged to change their views."
He said most clubs received more applications from men regardless of sexual orientation but clubs like Helios had a policy to try to achieve gender balance.

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John and Helen Donson, from Chippenham, live life in the nude and even had their Pagan wedding at the naturist club they call home.
A naturist couple so dedicated to the lifestyle they had their Pagan wedding in the nude at their beloved club have lifted the lid on living life naked in a bid to attract more members.
John and Helen Donson, from Chippenham, call back-to-basics The Pines Outdoor Club home despite it having no electricity or hot water.
They help maintain the sprawling Longhope site and say getting close to nature is the very essence of naturism.
Helen, 55, introduced John to naturism in 2011 and the 68-year-old said he'd removed his shirt within moments of getting to the off-grid club as it was "uncomfortable having clothes on when everyone was naked", reports GloucestershireLive.
John, 68, said: "We have been to other clubs, we’ve been to Cap d'Agde in the South of France, and we’ve been on a couple of other naturist holidays, but for us, The Pines is home.
"It's not for everybody, simply because there is no running water, there is no electricity, we are in the middle of nowhere.
"It is not a place for the casual person to roll up, take their clothes off, and leave again.
"If you become a club member of The Pines, you are expected to help with the maintenance of the land that we own and I know in today’s modern society that’s not what people want."
Helen, 55, became a naturist back in 2006, although she says she hated clothes as a child, and introduced John in 2011.
However, John was used to sharing communal showers during his time in the military, so the journey to becoming a naturist was not too long for him.
He said: "Having lived and worked around other people in a close community who share the showers, share the toilets, share the bedroom, the barracks, I was used to it.
"Helen took me up to The Pines and it was a beautiful sunny day, so the shirt came off straight away and everybody else was naked and I thought, ‘Might as well’. And that was it.
"I actually felt uncomfortable having clothes on when everyone else around was naked, it seemed the logical thing to do."
During his time at the club, John says he has learnt about tree felling, hedge husbandry, wildflowers, and wildlife.
The eight-acre site, which boasts natural woodland and an old lime quarry, is home to deer, dormice, badgers, rabbits and squirrels.
There are also protected species of orchids at the site, which have to be very carefully considered when taking care of the land.
"That’s why naturist is probably better terminology than nudist - a nudist is a person who takes their clothes off but is not interested in what’s around them," John said.
"For us, there are strict rules on personal hygiene - we take our own chairs and our own towels. If we take our clothes off, we put a towel down on our own chair, to sit on. When we come home, those towels are washed.
"Whereas if you go to some other places, they don’t bother about that- it’s more of a lifestyle than it is a hobby for us."
John and Helen are Pagans, so respecting the natural world is very important to them. The couple even had their handfasting ceremony at The Pines, due to the strong connection to nature the club provides.
John said: "The Pines is probably the best place for us to go and enjoy that religion because we are taking care of the Earth. We are taking care of the trees. We respect water, as we only have rainwater as our water source,
"Journalists were [at the handfasting ceremony], and the story went national.
"I went to work, and a friend of mine rang me and said 'John, you're in The Sun, and I said 'No, I'm not, and he said, 'You're on Page 3' - it's the first we knew about it.
"I think that was a bit of sensationalism: 'Couple get married in the nude’.
"The fact we were naked is irrelevant, it’s the fact we had a Pagan wedding - that’s what we wanted."
The vast majority of John and Helen's friends, family members and colleagues know of their lifestyle, but they have been met with plenty of misconceptions along the way.
Some people have also attempted joining the club with sexual motives, which is not what naturism is about - it is a lifestyle, not a sexual fetish.
John said: "We have had, and we will always have, people trying to join for that reason. We have to vet who joins and we have had some people who have got through the net but haven’t lasted very long, because we’ve spotted the signs.
"I think from a male perspective, some guys will go, ‘Yeah, you’re only there to look at the other women’ - and that typical stereotype that everyone tries to put a male naturist in.
"No, I’m not, and by the time you’ve explained it to them, you can see them glossing over because they’re not interested.
"A lot of my friends go ‘Really? I haven’t got the body for it’ - the body doesn’t matter.
"Everybody's body is different. I’m happy with the body I’ve got, it’s not the best in the world, and I’ve given it some abuse over the years being in the military but it’s what I live with.
"If I can look in the mirror every morning and go ‘I’m coming on 69, I’m not bad for a 69-year-old', then I’m happy."
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QUESTION: I'm a widower with a young son. I have met a great lady with two daughters who are slightly older than my boy, and we all get along together wonderfully.
After I thought I knew her well, however, this woman laid a bombshell on me. She told me she is a "naturist," which I guess is the politically correct term for "nudist."
Both she and her daughters are members of a clothing-optional resort, and they relax and sleep in the nude when at home.
She insists this is a very healthy lifestyle.
Naturists, she says, tend to be more conservative about sex than the population at large. Her parents raised her in this manner, and she was a virgin when she married.
I don't want to lose this woman, but I am concerned about raising my son in this environment. What do you advise?
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While your girlfriend may be right that such a lifestyle can be very healthy, I haven't had enough experience to know how to advise you about this.
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