If you’re not British, you may not have heard of Steve Gough, the Naked Rambler. He’s a naturist activist who has twice walked the length of Britain totally nude. In the process he’s been arrested multiple times for breach of the peace and he insists on appearing in court without clothes, a fact which upsets police and judges no end.
Steve is a campaigner for naturism. He believes everyone should have the right to not wear clothes in a non-sexual way without being harassed or arrested. His walks and campaigns of civil disobedience regularly appear in the British news, the most recent of which was his decision to disrobe on a plane.
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It seems most Brits find him vaguely amusing; a nice diversion from everyday life. A few are terribly offended – “Think of the children! Won’t somebody think of the children!” – but more are tolerant or bemused. Naturism in Britain is, after all, something of a wacky sport. The man was walking naked around Scotland in February, for example. I froze my tits off there in October last year, wearing several layers of clothing. So I suspect that Brits just shrug and say “To each their own.”
In any case, I think Steve deserves the title of unlikely sex symbol, because he’s really quite good looking and he is naked, after all. Yes, yes, I know, it’s not meant to be sexual. But there’s something about him reclining nude on the grass at Tintagel that’s rather fetching. He’s everything a good naked hippy should be. All that exercise makes him nicely muscled and tanned. Add to that the fact that he’s a man who passionately believes in his cause and I think he qualifies as an unlikely sex symbol.
Steve’s website Naked Walk details all his exploits and news stories, along with several photo sets. The second photo featured here shows Steve and his girlfriend Melanie Roberts at John O’Groats at the tip of Scotland in February 2006, the completion of the second walk. It took them over six months to reach their goal, thanks to the many arrests and court appearances along the way. It’s a lovely photo.
I’ve got a special page about Steve, plus news reports, at Naked Men News.