It’s a beautiful, sunny day in Fort Collins, Colorado. Maybe you want to take your shirt off.
Well now, men and women both can show a little skin in the city. Or actually… anywhere in Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, New Mexico, Kansas or Oklahoma.
That’s because of a recent court decision, one the city of Fort Collins decided not to fight.
It’s a big deal for Brit Hoagland and many women who say it’s their right to wear or not wear a shirt.
“Addressing small parts of inequality can make a big difference in how people are treated on a day to day basis, and I thought free the nipple was just one small step closer to how it should be,†said Hoagland.
Brit, along with co-plaintiff Samantha Six, sued the city of Fort Collins for the right to go topless in public.
It’s part of the #FreeTheNipple movement you might have seen trending on Instagram.
Andy McNulty is their attorney and says the law is an attack on equal rights.
“Any law that says, ‘Women are prohibited from,’ is unconstitutional and really just intolerable in a society that should treat women as equal to men,†said McNulty.
“Everybody should be able to be comfortable on a hot day and if that means taking their shirt of so be it. No matter how you look, you should have the same freedom at the person next to you. And it’s also about equality,†said Hoagland.
https://www.kgun9.com/news/national/freethenipple-wins-victory-in-colorado?fbclid=IwAR0YjKDGXVsh_oYKn5Bt2CUfm-9FA3uBiRgCeZTsVag9-nvrRJoH0ky0FFcI have seen the faces and Im pretty sure I don't want to see their nipples.