The purpose of this post entry here on ReNudePride: Guys Without Boxers! is to provide the history leading into the celebration of National Nude Recreation Week.
This week-long festival of body and clothes freedom recreational (leisure) activities is jointly co-sponsored annually by the American Association of Nude Recreation (AANR) and The Naturist Society (TNS). As summer is the “season-in-the-sun,” it is only logical (natural) that two major naturist/nudist advisory organizations proclaim and promote an event in honour of clean, healthy bare (nude) living. The recent tendency over the last several years is to observe this occasion the week following the 4 July holiday.
Celebrate the occasion naked!
National Nude Recreation Week involves an emphasis on the numerous activities, leisure services, and pastimes, both active and passive, that people may engage in or undertake while clothes free. In essence, almost 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. We do that quite frequently!
The race to the beach!
The history of National Nude Recreation Week is recent with the earliest documented date of 7 August, 1976, as being Nude Beach Day. It was first observed at Truro Beach in southern California and at the Head of the Meadow Beach in Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
The Nude Beach Day was continued at the same locations and by the end of the 1970s decade, it soon expanded into the National Nude Weekend in order to expand the time of the clothes free event. As many traditional naturist/nudist camps, resorts and other facilities weren’t located with access to a clothing optional beach it soon became apparent that another name change and another expansion of the theme was necessary.
A memorable Nude Recreation Week!
Many existing clothes free businesses, facilities and properties were first-hand witnesses to the rapidly growing numbers of people now taking advantage of the weekend event. They sought to grow their own markets by affiliating with the already established destinations. This new interest helped the popularity of the event to grow even more and added additional incentives for development and growth.
In the early 1980s, the weekend then evolved into the current event known as National Nude Recreation Week. This extended time period encouraged even more people to explore social nudity and to try new opportunities.
Expand horizons!
Author’s Advisory:
Rest assured that even without an “officially” declared National Nude Recreation Week, the ever-resourceful bare practitioner community and culture would need no excuse to strip out of clothes and stroll about in proud nakedness. After all, our nudity is firmly implanted in our DNA! Besides, none of us would ever want to change!
Strolling together!
Naked hugs!
Roger Poladopoulos/ReNude Pride: Guys Without Boxers!
Author’s Note: The next post entry here is planned for Friday, July 11, 2025, and the proposed topic is: “Nude Recreation Week #2!”
4 July, 1776: The Continental Congress, meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, unanimously sign the Declaration of Independence that created the United States of America.
Patriotic gesture: USA flag briefs in his mouth!
Since that time, this date is popularly known as Independence Day!
Have a happy and safe 4th of July!
Important Notice:
NATIONAL NUDE RECREATION WEEK:
7 – 13 JULY, 2025
Naked hugs!
Roger Peterson-Poladopoulos/ReNude Pride: Guys Without Boxers!
Author’s Note: The next post entry here is planned for Monday, July 8, 2025, and the proposed topic is: “Nude Recreation Week #1!”
It is obvious that our bare practitioner community and culture isn’t the only organization observing June as a month of Pride! This rainbow coloured park bench is indicative that this same distinction is shared by this local recreation and parks agency also! This rainbow park bench serves as a reminder to us all that celebrating Pride is not limited solely to the month of June nor just to the GLBTQ+ population!
Even in a shallow water level, relaxing while enjoying nakedness is still considered the all-time favourite aquatic activity known as skinny-dipping (swimming naked)!
A bottoms-up! hairy pair of buttocks is all that’s necessary to mark the closure of Pride Month, 2025!
A serious yet solemn stare as he provides a full viewing of his very personal contribution in commemoration of this Bottoms-Up! June, 2025!
Aquatics Bottoms-Up! celebrating Pride Month, 2025! in a very fun inspired posing while taking a dive into the neighbourhood pool skinny-dipping (swimming naked)! Seasonally appropriate, comfortably cooling and very inviting!
The bromantic (brother + romantic) bare practitioner strolling duo: same-gender loving (SGL) and nakedness enthusiasts bottoms-up! at a clothing-optional resort.
Their bare practitioner relationship is apparent and obvious to all as is their bottoms-up! appreciation and comfort! Free from any evidence of embarrassment, guilt or shame! Proud to be what and who they are all year long!
A graphic adaptation of an original artwork by the late gay artist, Keith Haring, who died from complications with AIDS.
Naked hugs!
Roger Peterson-Poladopoulos/ReNude Pride: Guys Without Boxers!
Author’s Note: The next post entry here is planned for tomorrow, Tuesday, July 1, 2025, and the proposed topic is: “Canada Day, 2025!”
The arrival of our annual GLBTQ+ Pride Month celebrations encourages many within our community to experiment with the contemporary phenomena of selfie photography and/or posing. This engagement not only satisfies the curiosity and desire to explore the current obsession but to also provide them with a resource as to their appearance “in the eyes” of others.
This process offers them not only self-assurance but self-confidence as well. It affords them the opportunity to analyze their image but also judge themselves without making a public spectacle of their efforts. The privacy of their home environment enables them to comfortably express themselves as they have witnessed celebrities posing.
Creating these selfie pictures gives the self-photographer images to share with close friends to gain their thoughts on his posing. This additional insight often increases the number of poses a person may consider sharing with others and/or saving.
For those selfie creators who are unfamiliar with posing and photographing their nakedness, this presents them an ideal opportunity capture themselves in the bare practitioner mode (environment, setting). While gaining confidence with exposing their nakedness, it affords them the chance to share themselves with others through sharing their images.
This enables familiarity with body and clothes freedom. It no longer is a distant and foreign concept or practice but one that comes closer to comfort and reality – a sense of “normal” and routine. Another step in the journey towards bare practitioner! The process of exploration awakens knowledge and understanding.
This experience affords to some all that is necessary to pursue the lifestyle of an active bare practitioner. For the majority, it offers insight – a glimpse – into the community and culture and what it entails and promotes. This introduction does, hopefully, give birth to a respect and a tolerance towards all persons who are or become bare practitioners!
Advice!
My spouse, Aaron, offers the thought below:
“Same gender loving and nakedness are compatible and natural. They compliment one another; like a rose blooming on a bush.” ~ Aaron Michael Peterson-Poladopoulos ~ 28 March, 2022
In a more exemplary manner, I offer the following summation for today’s theme here on ReNude Pride: Guys Without Boxers! for pondering:
“Man designs fashions. Man makes clothes. Man makes mistakes! The measure of a man isn’t based on the clothes that he wears. The true measure of a man is determined by the clothes that he is not wearing! Bare is the perfection of the human body without the mistakes.” ~ Roger Peterson-Poladopoulos ~
Naked hugs!
Roger Poladopoulos/ReNude Pride: Guys Without Boxers!
Author’s Note: The next post entry here is planned for Thursday, June 19, 2025, and the proposed topic is: “USA: Juneteenth Holiday!”
It is GLBTQ+ Pride Month, 2025! My professional experience and training is in education which includes challenges and creativity in conveying information and ideas using whatever methods available. This enables me to assess my effectiveness in communication. From this point until you receive your naked hugs in conclusion, everyone proceeds at their own comfort level.
Background:
In reality, today is Sunday, 25 May, 2025. I am composing this for publication on Friday, 13 June, 2025, here on ReNude Pride: Guys Without Boxers! This removes me from having to write an entry for the proverbial “bad luck” (unlucky) day of Friday, the 13th. This also spares each and every one of you from reacting to a post created on that unpopular date!
Can You?
Naked hugs!
Roger Poladopoulos/ReNude Pride: Guys Without Boxers!
Author’s Note: The next post entry here is planned for Monday, June 16, 2025, and the proposed topic is: “Confident Selfies!”
Beaux Banks (left) kisses DeAngelo Jackson (right)
The Opening Footnote:
This post entry here is the originally announced “Batters Up!” publication promoted here on ReNude Pride: Guys Without Boxers! as the featured posting for Friday, 23 May, 2025. The delay was caused by a last-minute technicality! This entry is an updated version of the intended photo-essay offering.
Bare practitioner: Beaux Banks!
Introduction:
Today’s featured guest/model here on ReNude Pride: Guys Without Boxers! is familiar to many – his screen name is Beaux Banks (birth name: Jermayne Michael Largent) and he hails from Annapolis, Maryland, USA. He began his career as a model for Andrew Christian underwear prior to his becoming a gay porn star and choreographer. Beaux is 5’6″ tall – 168 cm – and weighs 149 lbs. – 68 kg.
He was born on 19 September, 1993, and was raised by an adopted family. He graduated from Annapolis Secondary School followed by the University of Maryland, Baltimore County Campus. His heritage background is African-American, Caucasian and Pacific Islander.
Both personally and professionally, he is an exclusive beta-man. He openly admits to having only once performing in the alpha-position privately. Despite being very fashion conscious, he confesses to be comfortable whenever he can be bare (clothes free)!
As a sign of his future endeavours, it is no surprise that Beaux became a sensation based on the popularity of his National Coming Out Day (NCOD) series. His buttocks were awarded a strenuous “swinging workout” for that project.
Beaux Banks: bubble-licious buttocks and testicles!
Beaux’s Pride Series:
Beaux Banks “bubbled” with confidence and delight while posing for this photo series created for the NCOD anniversary early in his career. This was just prior to his gay porn industry debut.
Beaux’s Baseball Batter Series:
During his gay film industry performances, he confidently posed as a baseball player and demonstrated that he certainly knew how to swing both a baseball bat and his buttocks. In viewing the accompanying .gif clips from the series, we arrive at an even summation as to which device – anatomical (buttocks) – or athletic (baseball bat) – he is most proficient and skilled in operating.
Ultimate Goal:
Beaux received his undergraduate degree in social services from the University of Maryland. Several years ago, he acknowledged that once he departs the gay porn industry, his long-term dream is to become a counselor advocate for SGL sex workers. A worthy and much needed career goal, Beaux Banks!
Naked hugs!
Roger Poladopoulos/ReNude Pride: Guys Without Boxers!
Author’s Note: The next post entry here is planned for Friday, 13 May, 2025, and the proposed topic is: “Friday Footnote: Can You?”
Bare Practitioner:same gender loving and embracing nakedness as both community and culture. An enthusiastic advocate of the right to love and of body and clothes freedom.
Body and clothes freedom!
Naked is defined as without clothing on the body. Without addition, concealment, disguise or embellishment. Nude.
Nude is defined as without clothing or naked. The condition of being unclothed.
Introduction:
Mutual body and clothes freedom!
Bare! Body! Clothes free! Naked! Natural! Naturist! Nude! Nudity! Nudist! All of these terms/words refer to the fact that we are uncovered (without clothing)! We are completely visible without even a single thread concealing any part of our natural body. Identical to the state of our birth. Not a single one of us were born wearing anything! Hallelujah!
Yours truly at a local park in Arlington, Virginia, USA!
My name is Roger Peterson-Poladopoulos. As many of you already know, I am the co-author and the creator of this site: ReNude Pride: Guys Without Boxers! I am a same gender loving (SGL) man – gay – Deaf and of direct Greek heritage (both of my parents were born in the Kingdom of Greece).
Aaron, my spouse!
This is Aaron M. Peterson-Poladopoulos, my spouse. He is also the co-author and photographer of this site. Obviously, he is also SGL and is of African-Canadian descent. Aaron’s family is of the Yoruba ethnic tribe from the city of Ibadan, located in western Nigeria. Both Canada and Nigeria are Commonwealth entities. We have been legally married since 2015, a year after marriage equality was officially adopted here in the USA, our country of residence.
The both of us are confidently and proudly bare practitioners (SGL and naturist/nudist). We wear clothes when necessary but both of us prefer being without any garment whatsoever! As enthusiastic bare practitioner advocates, we are equally responsible for the theme of today’s post entry here.
Honest and simple advice!
We sincerely encourage all of you here today to join with us in nakedness and pride whenever possible!
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Bare Practitioners:
Bare practitioners!
As an integral component grouping of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer+ community and culture, bare practitioners often encounter awkward and discomforting situations not only because of our SGL status, but also due to our textile (clothing) – or our lack thereof. We are neither forcing nor intimidating anyone into our body and clothes freedom world, instead we are celebrating the enablement to just be ourselves: SGL and nakedness!
Progress Pride Flag body painted on himself!
Our man in the above photograph is very confident and proud of his bare practitioner identity. He has our SGL Progress Pride rainbow flag body painted on his nakedness while he’s participating in the London, UK, World Naked Bike Ride (WNBR)! His smile demonstrates his comfort and joy in being honest and open about his body freedom and his sexuality! Both Aaron and I salute his brotherhood, reality and sincerity! Take care and stay bare, our friend!
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Our Confidence Is Evident:
Bare under the bridge!
Our man in this series of pictures here is not only proud of his sexuality, he’s also assured and bold in sharing publicly his bare practitioner affiliation!
Submerged bare practitioner pride!
He combines his SGL nature and his body and clothes freedom preference and skinny dips (swims naked) without a care in the world!
His rainbow pride colours raised high!
He confidently flaunts both his bare body and his sexuality while posing and promoting his message: “I am my own man without guilt and/or shame!”
Bottoms-up! near the underwater bottom!
A philosophy that many of us who are bare practitioners endorse and proclaim wholeheartedly!
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Confidence and Pride!
Compatibility!
Being a bare practitioner isn’t an obligation to publicly reveal one’s personal character and identity. Each person determines their own comfort level in presenting themselves to others. The majority of us, bare practitioners or otherwise, are more amenable to others who we perceive as most like us and similar to ourselves. This is a human instinct that most of us believe, feel, nurture and share among ourselves.
Our bare practitioner affinity and appreciation aren’t based on or defined solely by our willingness to allow others to interpret or judge our nakedness and/or our sexuality. Our being what and who we are is determined completely by our private discretion, personal emotional capacity, and self-acceptance. If we need to confide in another, it is our choice, and we need to engage in the dialogue when we are comfortable. Otherwise, we await on our respective decision to proceed.
For everyone!
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Poetic Justice:
An important message inked on his genital area!
Reign is the stage name of our bare practitioner brother welcoming us here. Just above his pubic hairline, he has “unashamed” tattooed on his skin. His meaning is obviously visible for all. There is no embarrassment, guilt or shame associated with either his nakedness and/or his sexuality!
He prefers nakedness over clothing and has no issue in publicly endorsing both body and clothes freedom and his exclusive same gender loving sexuality. Reign is a very honest and open man who lives his life being himself and “unashamed!”
My Naked Life
by Roger Poladopoulos
I am naked and I am me.
I am the man the man I want to be.
When I am naked, I am nude,
Living life with a positive attitude.
I am naked and I am me.
I am the man I want to be.
When I am nude, I am also proud,
Whether alone or among a crowd.
I am naked and I am me.
I am the man I want to be.
When I am nude, I am living free,
I know that clothes are not for me.
I am naked and I am me.
I am the man I want to be.
When I am nude, I clear my mind,
Gone are the clothes that hide and bind.
I am naked and I am me.
I am the man I want to be.
The End. Composed on 5 July, 2011 at a clothes free beach.
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Naked hugs!
Roger Poladopoulos/ReNude Pride: Guys Without Boxers!
Author’s Note: The next post entry here is planned for Monday, June 9, 2025, and the proposed topic is: “Swinging It All: Bat and Buttocks!”
First of all, I need to apologize for this delayed posting. It is later than I normally post my Friday entry here. The post I originally intended to publish is on my desktop at home and I’m not anywhere near there at this particular moment.
The Spring/Summer season here in the USA is the time for the baseball sport which is enjoyed by countless people. The object of the game is to hit the ball with a bat, run to the bases and then win the game. However, the bat used is not one of human anatomy. The bat was originally constructed of wood and then later aluminum.
This brief post entry here on ReNude Pride: Guys Without Boxers! is a substitute for my intended publication. The two men above are obviously not swinging their erect and excited penises in honour of the baseball sport. They’re merely having fun!
It is a fun weekend here in USA. The Memorial Day holiday is Monday, thus a three-day weekend, the unofficial beginning of the Summer season. A majority of the outdoor pool facilities open for the duration of the summer and aquatics are of course the prominent activity, along with barbecues (outside cooking), picnics and of course, the baseball competitions, both amateur and professional.
Everyone please have a safe and successful holiday weekend!
Naked hugs!
Roger Poladopoulos/ReNude Pride: Guys Without Boxers
Author’s Note: The next post entry here is planned for Monday, May 26, 2025, and the proposed topic is: “USA: Memorial Day!”
There’s no better way to have fun than to cast off the burdensome clothing and engage in refreshing and rejuvenating nakedness!
Lose your inhibitions and play!
The conducive weather, the sun, the water, the companionship! What else is necessary for amusement, fun, humour and laughter? Our nakedness offers us a chance to have it all together for variety and pleasure! Add a good book, food and/or fun and games to make recreation complete!
Oh, that’s right! I forgot one of the essential elements of fun, joy and pleasure. Our being completely and totally bare! Freedom from all and any clothing whatsoever!
Whatever is fun is game!
Unlimited access to leisure (without the baggage of covering and/or garments) is one of the many benefits of being a bare practitioner! It is not limited to just the seasons of Spring and Summer, but those two seasons do afford us the best time and the most time to enjoy and experience life as we prefer it!
Clothes free in nature!
One of the most popular and most frequently engaged bare activities/events is swimming naked/nude. Actually, swimsuits only came into popular fashion during the mid-Victorian era, not even 200years ago. Up until that period, humanity and water were almost always clothes free. If anything, modesty concerns were addressed primarily through gender segregation.
“Skinny-dipping” is a colloquial word in use for swimming naked. The “skinny” is in reference to the skin – no swimsuit, just skin – and the “dipping” refers to a jump or immersion into a body of water. The term is widely used throughout the southern USA.
Discarding their underwear (briefs)!
Of course, we all understand that while aquatics may be fun, they are not a primary choice of leisure living for everyone, no matter their clothing preference. As bare practitioners, we are experienced in that aspect of our community and culture. As the adage informs us: variety is what entices life!
There are unlimited undertakings that are enjoyed while naked/nude. The scope isn’t restricted based on our status as clothes free. Practically every activity that is available while wearing clothes is also available without wearing them.
Games and competitions!
Activities such as games and competitions are played for enjoyment and fun. There are numerous commercial games that are both suitable for involvement either inside and/or outside the home. Above, the game of “twister” is very popular with both bare practitioner and with the textile (clothes wearing) communities. When engaged outside, the players get plenty of attention from not only the competitors but the general public as well.
Football/soccer!
Athletics and sports, whether individually played or as a team, are very engaging as either a participant or as a spectator. In some of the larger metropolitan areas, there are even leagues for amateur teams to compete. Teams that welcome persons and their nakedness exist and are popular among enthusiasts – although some do have very restrictive spectator policies.
Basketball!
There are sports that encourage a very competitive spirit among players and then there are those that are geared towards individual involvement and allow the players to schedule their own times of play according to their schedules.
Tennis!
Games, sports, skinny-dipping: activities that consume energy! Where will we garner all this required energy? From our bare practitioner chefs, of course! There are some of us who are quite skilled with creating delicious and nutritious feasts while entirely naked, my spouse, Aaron, being one of them! To be honest, his meals taste best when he cooks them wearing less!
Grilling the meal!
No matter if the meal preparation is outside in nature or inside in the kitchen, Aaron and our talented cooks waste no time in offering to all the “fruits of their labours!” Their gifts are truly appreciated and enjoyed by all who partake!
Passive bare endeavours!
Not every bare activity requires effort and energy. There are some pastimes that allow the individual to relax and not expend efforts. Reading, writing, art (drawing, painting) and related undertakings are enjoyed by many no matter the season of the year. Board games and card games also are appreciated by nude persons.
Life is indeed short! Enjoy the time available and play naked whenever possible!
Vintage sunscreen promotional image.
The above graphic was popular during the 1950s decade promoting a particular brand of sunscreen. It conveys the message of a young child playing with her pet dog. Her canine accomplice, pulling off this friends swimsuit, is endorsing playing naked!
Contemporary rendition of vintage classic!
Above are to men who are replicating the original commercial although they are by no means playing naked!
Naked hugs!
Roger Poladopoulos/ReNude Pride: Guys Without Boxers!
Author’s Note: The next post entry here is planned for Friday, May 16, 2025, and the proposed topic is: “Bare Rhythm!”
This is observed annually on the very first Saturday of the month of May. It was first celebrated in 2005 on 10 September and the following year on 9 September, 2006. After the second event, it was decided to change the date to the month of May. The first Saturday of the month was determined to be the best time for gardening.
Since the beginning, it has always been identified as World Naked Gardening Day – a simple and self-explanatory title. Now, it has evolved to International World Naked Gardening Day. Redundant? Yes! Necessary? No!
Aaron, my spouse, and I have hosted a WNGD “planting” for indoor houseplants in our condominium since we began living together. We didn’t hold them during the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic and resumed in 2023. Initially, we invited acquaintances and friends, and our small condo unit would be quite congested. Since the coronavirus concerns, we now only ask a few other bare practitioner couples to join us. Aaron serves as chef, and I take responsibility for cleaning afterwards.
Indoor gardening!
World Naked Gardening Day maintains a website and the link is:
Visit the site for additional information on World Naked Gardening Day. When I was composing this post entry, the site the last update as being 2017. The webpage does contain links to other naked gardening applications.
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The Evolution of a Bare Gardener!
Based on the poem: “Seasonal Interchange” by Michael Aitkin, World Naked Gardening Day webpage.
In Winter, when the trees are bare,
We mortals don our winter wear.
In Spring, when trees begin to dress,
We mortals then start wearing less,
Until, for some, with Summer’s heat
The role reversal is complete.
Happy World Naked Gardening Day!
Naked hugs!
Roger Poladopoulos/ReNude Pride: Guys Without Boxers!
Author’s Note: The next post entry here is planned for Monday, May 5, 2025, and the proposed topic is: “Mayhem!”
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