Topfreedom

A group of women protesting for the right to go topless anywhere a man could. Venice Beach, California, 2011 (demonstrator is wearing a pasty)
A group of topless women and bare-chested men at a beach in Helsinki, Finland, protesting after a woman had been forced away from a beach in Hyvinkää for topless sunbathing.[1]

Topfreedom is a cultural and political movement seeking changes in laws to allow women to be topless in public places where men are permitted to be barechested, as a form of gender equality. Specifically, the movement seeks the repeal or overturning of laws which restrict a woman's right not to have her chest covered at all times in public.

In addition, topfreedom advocates seek allowing nursing mothers to openly breastfeed in public.

  1. ^ Manninen, Laura (2019-06-08). "Mielenosoittajat paljastivat rintansa helsinkiläisellä rannalla – kärjessä marssi Hanna, jonka vuoksi uimavalvojat soittivat viime vuonna poliisille". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 2024-09-19.