The Freedom to be Yourself campaign (TFTBY) or (FTBY) was founded in 1998 by Vincent Bethell. The group, according to Vincent Bethell is about "the right to be naked in public". Supporters of the TFTBY organized several grassroots naked protests in public in London; there have also been protests in Brighton, Bristol, Birmingham, Coventry, and some in the United States. The group used the Yahoo! group stopsegregation to organize its events, until it was deleted on July 1 2006 at Vincent's request due to Yahoo classifying it as Erotic Adult content rather than Human Rights.
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Filmography
- Being Human A film by Lisa Seidenberg, 31 minutes, 2003 Metro Video
See also
- Clothes free organizations
- Stephen Gough
- Public nudity
- Russell Shaw Higgs
- Teri Sue Webb
- Timeline of significant non-sexualized public nudity activities
Further reading
- Nude and Natural 20.4 Summer 2001. Article by Jim Meyer on TFTBY titled Vincent's Vision: Is Vincent Bethell a menace to decent society? Or the best thing to happen to naturism in years?. Includes an interview with Vincent Bethell. Seven pages with ten pictures.
- Nude and Natural 21.2 Winter 2002. The Bethell Approach: A Protest Colloquy/The Bethell Approach: Is the Time for Mass Nude Protests Upon Us? Includes statements by Vincent Bethell, Mark Nisbet, Cec Cinder, Paul Rapoport, Les Rootsey, Morley Shloss, T.A. Wyner, and Mark Storey. Eight Pages, four pictures. Briefly Noted Vincent Victorious.
- Nude and Natural Vol 21.3: 24-28, Spring 2002.Terri Sue Webb: An American Bethell/Beyond Safe Havens: Oregon's Terri Sue Webb (written by Daniel Johnson).
External links
- The Freedom to be Yourself campaign official site Maintained by Vincent Bethell
- Stopsegregation Group The purpose of the group is: organizing naked events in public.
- Vincent Bethell's Art Pages
- Coventry & Warwickshire coverage
- Videos from the 'Freedom to be Yourself' campaign
