Bare Celebrity Series #10! Shemar Moore!

The above image of the actor, Shemar Moore, back in the day – actually, 2007 – was among the most viewed at that time. His pictures of his frontal nudity were the prime feature of the recent edition of The National Enquirer, a tabloid publication well established in the “trashy” trends! The television celebrity who was a star of the broadcast series “Criminal Minds” was surreptitiously photographed fully nude at a gay beach in Hawaii.

The then 37-year-old single actor, when questioned about the images, replied, “You mean of me frolicking on the beach? You know, the worst part of that whole thing for me was the frolicking, because to me, it sounds like I was slipping or something like that.”

Shemar Moore, recent picture

Shemar Moore, born 20 April 1970, starred in a daytime network television soap opera, “Young and Restless” in addition to his role as Derek Morgan on “Criminal Minds.” He later went on to star as Sergeant Daniel “Hondo” Harrelson on another TV show, “S.W.A.T.”

Regarding the pictures of his nakedness, he added, “Look, I had no problems with being naked. What I have a problem with is their making such an issue out of me being gay. I’ll say it right now: I’m not gay. Not even a little bit. I love women.”

“But I have no problems with people who are gay. My godfather was gay; he died of AIDS. I have dear friends that are gay.” Sometimes, those who protest too much feed into the thinking of what they may have a problem is the real problem after all.

Shemar hastened to add: “The article said that I got ‘caught’ being naked at a gay beach in Hawaii. I didn’t get ‘caught!’ I willingly went to Hawaii. I was there with friends and we wanted to go skinny-dipping.” A reminder to all that skinny-dipping is nothing more than swimming naked. He did readily admit that he had wanted to actually skinny-dip since he was a teenager.

Asked to elaborate, Shemar Moore added these thoughts: “Let me just say this: thank god the water was fairly warm. That’s all I’m going to say. It wasn’t my best day. But it wasn’t an awful day.”

Shemar’s interview on his reaction to the National Enquirer article featuring him clothes free continued. “Will I do it again? Probably. I don’t have a problem being naked. I just don’t. In the article they said, ‘Shemar seemingly wrestled another naked guy in the water. Seemingly! Shemar was on this beach, which has a unisex section and a gay section and Shemar was near the gay part. So that makes me ‘nearly gay?”

Shemar’s nudity: publicized!

Versions of Shemar Moore’s nakedness as they were released after the initial news reports. The notations were obviously added in order to sensationalize the publication. A couple of the prominent questions that remain are: This is now the 21st Century. Why the ignorance regarding his anatomy? He’s a male actor. He has not publicly appeared as anything else. Are any of us really surprised that he has a penis and pubic hair? This is standard endowment, not a special creation!

Another outstanding issue is his sexual orientation. Why is that such a big deal? If he were near a gay (same gender loving: SGL) beach, how is that a concern? It was a clothing optional beach. He opted for no clothes. He wasn’t the only person there who was nude. There is no law requiring him to wear clothes all the time.

He may be a celebrity, but he’s also a human being. If he wants to skinny-dip (swim naked) at a nude beach, let him do as he likes. If he wants to be close to the SGL section of the facility, give him his freedom!

Naked hugs!

Roger Poladopoulos/ReNude Pride: Guys Without Boxers!

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Author’s Note: The next post entry here is planned for Monday, July 27, 2026, and the proposed topic is: “A Sublime Rhyme!”

Francois!

Clothes free with an audience!

A Mid-Summer Dream!

Introduction:

Welcome to Dream Lake! An aquatic destination where harmony prevails! Patience, tolerance and understanding are daily routines adhered to by all inhabitants! Happiness and hope are guaranteed to all with an embrace of tranquility.

Assist and Help are the chief residents of Dream Lake. They are your guides on today’s visit here. Above, Help supports Assist as he floats on his back! Please enjoy your tour!

Assist demonstrates the willingness the people here offer for the good of all. Dream Lakers treat everyone equally, fairly and respectfully. Age makes no difference and old and young alike are courteous. They are attentive to every detail imaginable! Assist greets you and Help affords a secondary shadow for all!

Dream Lake’s friendliness is mirrored by Assist and Help. Often times, both are available in the event that both are needed to combine efforts and provide necessary services for all to share.

The spirit of cooperation is a benefit that Help and Assist afford to all persons. There is no task too great that care and concern are unable to overcome. Working together, they enable success to spread to all!

Careful examination of different solution possibilities allows them time to consider options and resources beyond what is readily available. Sometimes, this thinking process opens a new path that expands directions and provides opportunities!

Assist and Help are confident in their communication strengths. Through their experience in working towards sustaining an ideal and positive atmosphere, they have forged mutual bonds of accountability and dependability.

They have an extraordinary sense of trust in their obligation towards one another as individuals and as a team. They both know of their sincere and truthful natures in dealing with special and unique situations.

Assist and Help appreciate and understand the importance of reliability in supporting one another and their community. They are consistent and effective in their exchanges and suggestions for alternate responses.

They strive to present an example of equality and shared responsibility to all they serve. There is no discrepancy in their roles and obligations. They respect each other and everyone they serve.

Assist and Help are very secure in the knowledge that what they have and what they share is not only the strength of the sanctity of their relationship but also the strength of exactly what is real and valid in life!

Reality:

It is hoped that this fantasy is understood to be the reality that what this society truly needs is more of assist and help and less of what is unfortunately too prevalent today! The loss of caring, decency, honesty and integrity from our souls has unleashed a surrender to corruption, deceit, dishonesty, greed and obsession that now encompasses daily life. Gone are any sense of fairness, generosity and value.

As a people and as a society, hope, trust and virtue need to be restored. Else, the decline from justice and mediation will win. The lack of compassion and mercy will enslave us all. This indeed rests with us as there is no inspiration from our totally disreputable political lacklusters!

Naked hugs!

Roger Poladopoulos/ReNude Pride: Guys Without Boxers!

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Author’s Note: The next post entry here is planned for Friday, July 24, 2026, and the proposed topic is: “Bare Celebrity Series #10!”

Strippers!

Getting bare to enjoy the freedom and the surf!

July Pride, 2026!

The Obama Presidential Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA!

The Obama Presidential Center was dedicated on 18 June 2026 – the Juneteenth holiday being the day after and the first day of opening! A perfect way to commemorate the Juneteenth holiday and the 250th anniversary of the USA! Both Aaron, my spouse, and I agree that this dedication and grand opening are ideal for this remarkable anniversary, especially during these turbulent and uncertain times in this country.

This incredible center includes a museum, community and conference facilities, the presidential library (fully digitized) and offices of the not-for-profit Obama Foundation. Also on site are a location of the Chicago Public Library, a community athletic facility and a public park.

Former USA President Barack Hussein Obama

The official portrait of our amazing, awesome, exceptional, honest and sincere president! He consistently espoused care for others, change for better, hope for the future and equality for all! He openly acknowledged his personal hesitation and reservation on endorsing marriage equality, but after careful consideration, he boldly admitted his weakness and respected the “law-of-the-land!” A truly qualified leader of this nation, an example for all!

The Obama Presidential Center on Opening Day, 19 June 2026!

Even though Aaron and I didn’t meet until 2010, we individually campaigned for his nomination and election in 2008 and as an unofficial couple four years later. I personally met the then-candidate Obama twice in 2008, once being a total surprise for us both. I was in person at his frigid inauguration in 2009 and despite the freezing outdoor temperatures, it was a glorious day!

The center’s official logo!

Summer provides me with an official “break” (respite) between semesters at my university, therefore I had no job obligations to prevent me from attending the opening of the Obama Presidential Center. However, as the event occurred over the Juneteenth weekend, Aaron was unable to take time off from the hospital where he’s employed. I knew better than to even entertain the thought of going there alone!

President Obama: caring for others!

The dedication of this facility is an ideal example of the fulfillment of the dreams and goals of those who have sacrificed their lives for this country. It represents the best that we offer: hope and progress. Without disparaging others, it achieves a union in faith and spirit with the Founding Fathers (and Mothers) and celebrates us all!

Thank you Mr and Mrs Obama for all that you have done for all of us!

Naked hugs!

Roger Poladopoulos/ReNude Pride: Guys Without Boxers!

Author’s Note: The next post entry planned for here is Monday, July 20, 2026, and the proposed topic is: “A Mid-Summer Dream!”

July 14: Bare Practitioner’s Day!

Tomorrow, July 14, annually:

BARE PRACTITIONER’S DAY!

Our same gender loving (SGL) nakedness commemoration celebration occasion!

Our very own day for us all to engage and to enjoy the ability to be the person that we really and truly are: us naturally being us!

As bare practitioners, we openly acknowledge our gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and queer + sexuality (GLBTQ+) and our comfort and preference for our nakedness (body and clothes freedom). There is no need to conceal nor deny these aspects of our personality. These two qualities define us as well as our community and our culture. We are confident and proud of both what and who we really and truly are!

One question frequently asked of us is what characteristic did you determine first, your sexuality or your nakedness? The truth is that there is no standard formula for self-identification. The proverbial “if A followed by B then C happens” varies among each one of us. Some of us understood our sexuality before appreciating our nakedness. For an equal number of us, the opposite is reality. Basically, our bare practitioner status is individually determined through appreciation and awareness and not by a set formula or pattern.

It is our own personal acceptance, appreciation and awareness of these aspects of ourselves that empower and enable us to determine our identification as bare practitioners. We are our own individual “deciding authority!”

Back in January 2017, when Aaron, my spouse, and I initiated ReNude Pride: Guys Without Boxers!, there existed an unofficial holiday, “World Nudist Day” – otherwise known as “World Naturist Day.” Aside from knowing that the designation existed, I was unaware of any designed or impromptu observance ever happening. It was almost as though no one wanted to openly admit to actually being a naturist, nudist or clothes freedom enthusiast.

Even though in the USA marriage equality was now legally and officially the “law of the land,” there remained opposition to that reality which resulted to continued bias and marginalization of the SGL population. There was obviously a shortage of widespread equality and respect for SGL people as well.

This absence of equality and respect from the general population was accentuated by the same from the naturist/nudist community. The homophobia present from that culture was and remains very confusing and unsettling to a majority of bare practitioners even today and causes friction and tensions that often hinder cooperation and unity.

For many, this is the major reason for the frequent determination of “SGL beaches” at destinations featuring clothing optional designation. This segregation is preferred over a general “inclusion” into a population that is judgmental and unfriendly. As proven time and time again, people – regardless of their clothing status and/or sexual orientation – prefer being with people they perceive as most similar to themselves.

For those of us who have to professionally interact with numerous individuals far removed from our social preferences, such as Aaron and I, whenever we have the chance, we voluntarily congregate with “our” kind instead of mingling with a general crowd. Sometimes the escape from the ordinary is a welcome relief and definitely fun!

“Heat wave” relief!

“Truth is, most of us contain a splashing, giggling, squealing child inside us who knows without thinking that bare skin and water go together as wings go with air, roots with earth and the phoenix with the incendiary sun.” ~ Unknown ~

Aquatic antics!

“Being a bare practitioner in no way adequately defines us yet it indeed is a fun way to accurately describe us!” ~ Roger Poladopoulos ~

One reason for bare practitioners making the best of friends is that the absence of clothing (concealment) enables people to become honest and sincere as they lack the tools to disguise (clothing). What naked friends see – a natural body – is the reality of friendship: bare with pride and nothing to hide!

Have a happy Bare Practitioner’s Day! 14 July 2026

Naked hugs!

Roger Poladopoulos/ReNude Pride: Guys Without Boxers!

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Author’s Note: The next post entry here is planned for Friday, July 17, 2026, and the topic is: “July Pride, 2026!”

Francois!

Competent and confident bare practitioner Francois Sagat!

Nude Pride!

Photo-Essay: Nude Pride!

Yours truly, with pride!
Obviously!

Just as his message proclaims to everyone around, he’s proud of his same gender loving nakedness and as a confident bare practitioner he is willing to share himself with others!

Arrival!
Relaxed!

No matter where we are, during the summertime, nature and our nakedness remain constant and compatible. A most definite “winning combination!”

Rooftop and preoccupied!

Welcoming the surf to the shore in the most natural way: clothes free!

Welcoming together!
Seasonal confidence!

Bare and without a single care as to what others may judge or think!

Bare expression!

For an overwhelming majority of us, being a bare practitioner is a choice that we freely make…

Desire to become bare!

whether we are alone or in the company of our companions and friends!

Bare camaraderie!

As bare practitioners, we do not intend to offend, we just want to be ourselves!

Our pride in being bare practitioners (SGL naturists/nudists) extends beyond the month of June every year. It’s an ongoing process that re-affirms our fulfillment and self-worth throughout the entire year.

“Our sense of confidence in ourselves doesn’t bestow on any of us the right of arrogance and/or the right of judgment. we, of all people, know better than to make that assumption. Most of us have been the target of judgmental and prejudicial behaviour (or worse) in our own lives and know, first-hand, how that makes people feel. Patience and tolerance of others, regardless of the beliefs and values they hold, should be our guide. Our pride in ourselves includes our pride in our actions towards others.

Being confident and proud of ourselves involves respecting the rights of others in allowing them to be proud of themselves, too. Our freedom should not entail denying the same to anyone else.” ~ Roger Poladopoulos ~ 1 June 2017

Naked Truth!

And we cordially invite you to join with us whenever possible!

Naked hugs!

Roger Poladopoulos/ReNude Pride: Guys Without Boxers!

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Author’s Note: The next post entry here is planned for Monday, July 13, 2026, and the proposed topic is: “Bare Practitioner’s Day!”

Our Bad!

I’m jogging to show my naked pride!

Nude Recreation Week, 2026!

NUDE RECREATION WEEK 2026

6 – 12 July 2026

“Only one week without clothes? Let’s stay naked the entire month and party-hearty!”

Our celebrity spokes-model, Phoenix Fellington!

Our very own, ReNude Pride: Guys Without Boxers! official, unofficial spokes-model, Phoenix Fellington, proudly poses in his glorious nakedness (above image)!

“I want to waste as little time as possible wearing clothes or trying to hide my body!” ~ Phoenix Fellington ~ spokes-model and gay pornography actor

This week-long festival of body and clothes freedom recreational (fun) activities is jointly cosponsored by the American Association of Nude Recreation (AANR) and The Naturist Society (TNS). As every summer is the “season of fun in the sun,” it is only logical that major national naturist/nudist advocacy organizations present an event in honour of clean, healthy naked living. The recent tendency over the last several years is to observe this occasion after the USA’s 4 July holiday (USA Day).

Recreation (simple explanation) is any undertaking we engage for enjoyment, fun, improvement, relaxation and/or socialization. Nude Recreation Week involves an emphasis on the numerous activities, leisure services and past-times, both active and passive, that people may engage in or undertake while clothes free. In essence, identical to what can be enjoyed when wearing garments. This isn’t to imply this special week is the only time we bare our bodies for fun and games. As bare practitioners, we all do that quite frequently!

This observance is a fairly recent event with the earliest documented date being 7 August 1976 as Nude Beach Day. It was first held at Truro Beach in southern California and at the Head of the Meadow Beach in Cape Cod, Massachusetts. It continued at these two locations as a single day cause for several years and eventually expanded into National Nude Weekend and added additional beaches to the locations.

As many nudist resorts weren’t located with access to a clothing optional beach, it soon became apparent that a name change and another theme was necessary. This resulted into what we know and celebrate as Nude Recreation Week.

Many clothes free destinations and resorts, looking for expansion of their financial options, now sought affiliation with the Nude Recreation Week observance. This opened the door to growth and popularity as the public no longer were as judgmental against clothes freedom as they once were.

As the public acceptance of clothing optional facilities increased, the commercial and membership restrictions against same gender loving (SGL) people remained deeply within the opinions and policies of the mainstream naturist/nudist societies. Homophobia and exclusionist policies remained in place and the largely growing SGL community of nudists took their cash elsewhere.

This resulted in the emergence of convenient, modern and new facilities that catered to the needs of the SGL community. The older and restrictive facilities soon began to notice a decrease in business and in finances. Initially, they refused to alter their policies and procedures while watching their numbers decrease and customers complain. Gradually, some of the more progressive establishments reversed and welcomed SGL customers and members.

Unfortunately, even to this day, there remains some bias within our body and clothes freedom world. As this is now the 21st century, the days of separation should be deep into the past for all of us.

Reading and writing!

Footnote:

In 2019, the American Association for Nude Recreation (AANR) designated the second Saturday of July as International Skinny Dip Day. Personal experience for both Aaron, my spouse, and I as well as documented confusion over the meaning of skinny dip offer some hesitation as to the acceptance and annual observance of this event.

Logo for the first observance!

Naked hugs!

Roger Poladopoulos/ReNude Pride: Guys Without Boxers!

Author’s Note: The next post entry here is planned for Friday, July 10, 2026, and the proposed topic is: “Nude Pride!”

USA Day! July 4!

This year marks the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence! Happy USA Day to all! Remember to vote for change and hope in November, 2026, so that we can enjoy another 250 years!

Naked hugs!

Roger Poladopoulos/ReNude Pride: Guys Without Boxers!

Author’s Note: The next post entry here is planned for Monday, July 6, 2026, and the proposed topic is: “Nude Recreation Week, 2026!”

Our Bad!

Jogging forward to Nude Recreation Week!

Canada Day!

Canada Day: Proud pose!

HAPPY CANADA DAY!

King Charles III addressing Parliament in 2025!

This kilted couple guarding the border to prevent the illegal entry of any trumpster-dumpsters into Canadian soil!

Happy Canada Day! Enjoy your felon-free environment!

Naked hugs!

Roger Poladopoulos/ReNude Pride: Guys Without Boxers!

Author’s Note: The next post entry here is planned for Friday, July 3, 2026, and the proposed topic is: “USA Day!”

Our Bad!

Jogging north to Canada!

Bottoms-Up! June, 2026!

Bottoms-Up! on a rainbow park bench!

To be sure, there are numerous pairs of buttocks that earn “pride.” However, at this moment, this is the only image I have of one resting on a park bench – publicly! Obviously, he’s very proud of his buttocks as he rests on a bench decorated in a rainbow flag (GLBTQ+) pride design!

Balanced bottoms-up!

Our muscled man (above) confidently balances his bottoms-up pose while carefully posing along a very comfortable sandy shore!

Beached!

“The line-up starts here!” as these friends embrace to share their pride together for posterity!

His buddies encourage his demonstrating his personal pride as well as his cooperative buttocks!

Encouraging him to bare with pride!

Exposing is his destiny!

Sunbathing preparation!

Our celebrity buddy Daymin Voss is very comfortable and relaxed presenting his bottoms-up! view for all to admire!

Enticing hygiene all over his rear!

Naked hugs!

Roger Poladopoulos/ReNude Pride: Guys Without Boxers!

Author’s Note: The next post entry here is planned for tomorrow, July 1, 2026, and the proposed topic is: “Canada Day!”

Strippers!

Briefs off, bottoms-up! freedom!

A Penny For My Thoughts…!

Jason Collins, New Jersey Nets

“Openness may not completely disarm prejudice, but it is a good place to start.” ~ Jason Collins ~ first active NBA professional to publicly announce he’s same gender loving

DEDICATION:

This post entry is published in posthumous appreciation, gratitude and as a tribute to Jason Paul Collins (2 December 1978 – 12 May 2026). May he rest in peace for all eternity.

“The door Jason Collins widely opened can never be shut again!” ~ Aaron Michael Peterson-Poladopoulos ~ ReNude Pride: Guys Without Boxers!

My thoughts:

Proverbial words of wisdom offered in a simple statement of fact by a man who had ability, skills and talent in his professional career. Essentially, a very basic truth: honesty is the best policy. The truth, especially about what and who we really are, may be criticized by others, but it can never be disproved. Honesty empowers and enables us.

I own who I am. I am same gender loving. I am gay. I am queer. I am a homosexual. I acknowledge and admit to being all of those labels. I know who I am. I know the truth.

My knowledge of the truth about myself empowers me to try to be the very best man that I can possibly hope to be. This knowledge also enables me to determine freedom and truth rather than restriction and dishonesty.

Jason Collins

The Late Jason Collins:

Jason Collins became the very first male professional basketball player to “come out” (announce) his sexual orientation while active in the National Basketball Association (NBA). His acknowledgement inspired a same gender loving (SGL) version of the NBA logo, shown below:

A colourful emblem that represents us being us! Not appreciated by everyone who’s a fan of the NBA but it definitely offers some “food for thought!”

Jason and his identical twin brother, Jarron, were born and grew up in Los Angeles, California. Jarron also played in the NBA.

His first professional team was Houston, Texas Rockets. He played throughout the USA including the New Jersey Nets, The Washington Wizards and his final season with the Brooklyn, New York Nets.

Prior to Jason’s coming out, he played in twelve (12) consecutive seasons in the NBA and impressed not only his fans but also his fellow professional athletes. Throughout his life he was dedicated to helping others in any way possible.

Jason came out as same gender loving on 29 April 2013 in Sports Illustrated magazine cover story. In May 2025, he married film producer Brunson Green.

On 11 September 2025, the NBA announced that Jason Collins was undergoing treatment for a brain tumor. On 11 December 2025, Jason revealed that he was diagnosed with stage 4 glioblastoma. He died at home on 12 May 2026.

On 22 June 2026, it was announced that Jason would be posthumously awarded with the Arthur Ashe Award for Courage for his impact on GLBTQ+ visibility in professional sports at the 2026 ESPYS in July. The Arthur Ashe Award for Courage is given to a professional sportsperson who has made a difference beyond the field of play by fighting for what they value.

In announcing this honour, the NBA included that the award would be received by his twin brother, Jarron. Jarron’s confirmation added: “It is profoundly bittersweet but deeply meaningful to accept the Arthur Ashe Award for Courage on my brother’s behalf, celebrating a legacy of visibility, strength and love that will endure forever.”

Naked hugs!

Aaron and Roger/ReNude Pride: Guys Without Boxers!

Author’s Note: The next post entry here is planned for tomorrow, June 30, 2026, and the proposed topic is: “Bottoms-Up! June, 2026!”