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Jess · 07-30-2011, 05:52 PM

In Virginia, the law regarding indecent exposure/ nudity reads as follows:
"§ 18.2-387. Indecent exposure.

Every person who intentionally makes an obscene display or exposure of his person, or the private parts thereof, in any public place, or in any place where others are present, or procures another to so expose himself, shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. No person shall be deemed to be in violation of this section for breastfeeding a child in any public place or any place where others are present.

(Code 1950, § 18.1-236; 1960, c. 233; 1975, cc. 14, 15; 1994, c. 398.)"

So, I asked a friend one night, while growing increasingly incensed that I was in a dyke bar sweating my ass off, as it was a typical 95 degree Summer evening in the south, watching the gay boys dancing their sweaty asses off topless..." why that was ok and not for a woman?" Her response was because women had to cover their nipples. hmmm... I sat. I sweated. I went and asked Vicky ( the owner of the bar and old friend) for some duct tape. I cut a couple strips, covered my nipples and took off my shirt. Heh. You would have thought I dropped a damned bomb in the place.
Most of the dykes there were very supportive when one of the employees came over and told me to put my shirt back on and I questioned why men got to come into a dyke bar and take off half of their clothes but we couldn't. The cute lil gay boy decided quite loudly that I was just a bitter old dyke. To which I responded " yes, and you have just epitomized male privilege in a dyke bar and all of us should be shot for allowing it".
Vicky caught my attention and we chatted a bit. Her chat was pretty short. " Jess, they are just not ready." Once again, I let my heart sigh, put on my shirt and shook my head at the absolute travesty. I reminded Vicky, that she thought they weren't ready for drag king shows when I first talked to her about hosting them. They are now, of course, one of her most lucrative events.

I would LOVE to be able to work in my yard or lay in my pool with no top on. We have planted 58 cypress trees around the back part of the property so that eventually we can do that.

KUDOS! To the women of NYC and other areas who have fought for women's bodies to not be vilified!

07-30-2011, 05:52 PM	#3
Jess Timed Out - Permanent How Do You Identify?: decidedly indifferent Preferred Pronoun?: other Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Patrick Springs, VA Posts: 2,812 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 9,247 Thanked 5,701 Times in 1,683 Posts Rep Power: 0	In Virginia, the law regarding indecent exposure/ nudity reads as follows: "§ 18.2-387. Indecent exposure. Every person who intentionally makes an obscene display or exposure of his person, or the private parts thereof, in any public place, or in any place where others are present, or procures another to so expose himself, shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. No person shall be deemed to be in violation of this section for breastfeeding a child in any public place or any place where others are present. (Code 1950, § 18.1-236; 1960, c. 233; 1975, cc. 14, 15; 1994, c. 398.)" So, I asked a friend one night, while growing increasingly incensed that I was in a dyke bar sweating my ass off, as it was a typical 95 degree Summer evening in the south, watching the gay boys dancing their sweaty asses off topless..." why that was ok and not for a woman?" Her response was because women had to cover their nipples. hmmm... I sat. I sweated. I went and asked Vicky ( the owner of the bar and old friend) for some duct tape. I cut a couple strips, covered my nipples and took off my shirt. Heh. You would have thought I dropped a damned bomb in the place. Most of the dykes there were very supportive when one of the employees came over and told me to put my shirt back on and I questioned why men got to come into a dyke bar and take off half of their clothes but we couldn't. The cute lil gay boy decided quite loudly that I was just a bitter old dyke. To which I responded " yes, and you have just epitomized male privilege in a dyke bar and all of us should be shot for allowing it". Vicky caught my attention and we chatted a bit. Her chat was pretty short. " Jess, they are just not ready." Once again, I let my heart sigh, put on my shirt and shook my head at the absolute travesty. I reminded Vicky, that she thought they weren't ready for drag king shows when I first talked to her about hosting them. They are now, of course, one of her most lucrative events. I would LOVE to be able to work in my yard or lay in my pool with no top on. We have planted 58 cypress trees around the back part of the property so that eventually we can do that. KUDOS! To the women of NYC and other areas who have fought for women's bodies to not be vilified!