Topless women and men in bikini tops will march on Columbus Circle today for gender equality
Central Park to Columbus Circle
Sunday, August 21, 12 noon – 4:00
www.gotopless.org
Have you just been itching to take it off? Tired of silly regulations that allow men to walk around without shirts on but prevent women from letting it all hang out, on the streets as well as at pools and beaches? Well, today is National GoTopless Day, where women are permitted to show their breasts at specific locations all over the country, spreading the message “Topless equal rights for all or none.” Here in New York City, women can hang free from 12 noon to 4:00 pm at Columbus Circle. If you’re a little shy — there will be plenty of people with cameras, so be prepared to be seen all over the internet — you can wear red tape or something else to cover your nipples. Men, meanwhile, are encouraged to show their, er, support by wearing bikini tops, which will be given out on-site, in solidarity. In addition to attending the event, you can sign a petition at the above website that will be presented to the government on Women’s Equality Day next year, August 26, 2012, that in part explains, “Gotopless.org claims the constitutional right of women to go topless in public in the name of gender equality.” As they also say, “Free your breasts! Free your mind!”