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Just in time for the annual Folsom Street Fair, SF District Supervisor of the Castro Scott Wiener says there would be some exceptions to the hypothetical ban on nudity in the neighborhood.
Details (and NSFW imagery and links) after the jump.
According to more information from the Bay Area Reporter:
After last week's story was published, Wiener contacted the B.A.R. to clarify that if he does submit a public nudity ban it would only apply to "streets, sidewalks, and public plazas." It would exempt such public gatherings as this Sunday's Folsom Street Fair and the annual LGBT Pride celebration. "Anything I would propose would not apply to parades and street festivals," said Wiener. Technically, under the current rules, anyone can be naked on the streets of San Francisco as long as they are not aroused. While there is no written rule banning the wearing of cock rings, the police have been informing male nudists in the Castro not to sport the genital jewelry as doing so crosses the line into indecent behavior that is citable.
Will those exceptions make Scott's consideration of a ban on nudity any more palatable to critics?
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(Previously...)
The haute couture on display at New York Fashion Week has nothing on the long-running jewelry exhibition folks unintentionally view when walking the streets of San Francisco's Castro neighborhood.
But the once open-ended (no pun intended) exhibition might be coming to a close as the ironically named district Supervisor Scott Wiener announces he is considering banning public nudity in "Cock Ring Row."
Bay Area Reporter has the scoop:
A showdown over whether San Francisco should ban public nudity is looming as the issue again rears its head. This time the tipping point may be due to naked men wearing cock rings.
District 8 Supervisor Scott Wiener disclosed to the Bay Area Reporterthis week that he is open to introducing legislation at City Hall that would ban public nudity.
"I have not done so right now but I am considering to do that in the near future," said Wiener, whose district covers the Castro and a public plaza where many nudists gather on sunny days.
His reviewing of whether stricter rules are required is being driven by an increase in the number of naked men wearing cock rings in public, said Wiener. His office has been fielding calls all summer from constituents upset with the practice.
"People are absolutely repulsed by it," said Wiener.
Wiener, who is openly gay, admits he thinks the more adventurous exhibitionists cross the line.
What do you think, Insitncters? Should San Francisco ban public nudity?
Source and images: BAR
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