Transgender Woman Extraordinaire

03/30/22 • 45 min

In this episode of Naked Age we meet Marie Willa Bobo-Smith, a transgender nudist whose top free activism and public nudism make her make her a trailblazer for trans visibility. Plus, we explore intersections between nudist and trans history and look at the history of single men policies in nudist clubs.

(This episode was originally published on March 30, 2022)

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Links to Marie WillaMarie Willa on Twitter https://twitter.com/Marie_W_B_SmithMarie Willa on TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@misswillaMarie Willa on Checkin https://checkin.coach/marie-willaMarie Willa on MeWe https://mewe.com/i/moebobo-smith

Resources for supporting transgender rightsNational Center for Transgender Equality https://transequality.org/The Trevor Project https://www.thetrevorproject.org/GLAAD https://www.glaad.org/Trans Lifeline https://translifeline.org/Human Rights Campaign https://www.hrc.org/What You Need To Know About The Equality Act https://www.americanprogress.org/article/need-know-equality-act/H.R.5 - Equality Act https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5

Credits

ClipsDiary of a Nudist (1961)

“Discrimination Against Single Nudists”; Letter to the editor by Rudolph Johnson; Sunshine & Health; Mar. 1947. Excerpt voiced by Timothy Branson, 2022.

“NC Lawmakers May Repeal Transgender Bathroom Law”; AP News; Youtube, Dec 21, 2016. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=987zoHeH-XM]

Research Resourceshttps://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Roth-4358

https://zagria.blogspot.com/search?q=zelda+suplee#.Yga0x-7MLaU

https://mendovoice.com/2021/06/coast-activist-march-for-topless-equality-in-fort-bragg/

https://medium.com/empowered-trans-woman/trans-folks-the-road-less-traveled-979dbb9bfb3d

https://www.wpath.org/about/history/international-symposia

“Transgender History” by Susan Stryker

“Beyond the Gender Binary” by Alok Vaid-Menon

“Going to Trinidad” by Martin J. Smith

MusicThe Get Away by Mr. Smith, Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Source: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/mr-smith/studio-city/the-get-away

Parallel by Metre, Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Source: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Metre/infraction/parallel

Trapper John by Lobo Loco, Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Source: https://freemusicar...

(This episode was originally published on March 30, 2022)

Listen to all episodes of Naked Age at NakedAge.co.

Credits

ClipsDiary of a Nudist (1961)

“Discrimination Against Single Nudists”; Letter to the editor by Rudolph Johnson; Sunshine & Health; Mar. 1947. Excerpt voiced by Timothy Branson, 2022.

“NC Lawmakers May Repeal Transgender Bathroom Law”; AP News; Youtube, Dec 21, 2016. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=987zoHeH-XM]

Research Resourceshttps://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Roth-4358

https://zagria.blogspot.com/search?q=zelda+suplee#.Yga0x-7MLaU

https://mendovoice.com/2021/06/coast-activist-march-for-topless-equality-in-fort-bragg/

https://medium.com/empowered-trans-woman/trans-folks-the-road-less-traveled-979dbb9bfb3d

https://www.wpath.org/about/history/international-symposia

“Transgender History” by Susan Stryker

“Beyond the Gender Binary” by Alok Vaid-Menon

“Going to Trinidad” by Martin J. Smith

MusicThe Get Away by Mr. Smith, Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Source: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/mr-smith/studio-city/the-get-away

Parallel by Metre, Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Source: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Metre/infraction/parallel

Trapper John by Lobo Loco, Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Source: https://freemusicar...

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Jérôme Naturel

In this episode of Naked Age we meet Jérôme Jolibois, a Belgian naturist and avid cyclist whose naked bike activism paved the lane for him to become the first open naturist elected to the Brussels Town Hall. Plus we explore the convergence of two movements: Nude Activism and Bicycle Activism, and the spark that led to the World Naked Bike Ride.

(Episode originally published February 1, 2022)

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Items mentioned in the episode

Cyclonudista Brussels: http://www.cyclonudista.be/

WNBR: http://wiki.worldnakedbikeride.org

Jérôme on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PourquoiPasNu/

Jérôme on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeromeNaturel

Jérôme on Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/50335367@N00/

Read the “Behind the Episode” notes

Credits Research ResourcesA Brief History of Nakedness, Carr-Gomm, Phillip; The University of Chicago Press

Hunt, Steve E., Naked Protest and Radical Cycling, A History of the Journey to the World Naked Bike Ride. https://www.academia.edu/35589138/Naked_Protest_and_Radical_Cycling_A_History_of_the_Journey_to_the_World_Naked_Bike_Ride

Interview with Jérôme Jolibois on World Naked Bike Ride Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/wnbr.international/posts/10157432797025833/

“Brussels resident gets naked in a cafe”, Het Belang Van Limburg; Jul 18, 2012. https://www.hbvl.be/cnt/aid1209355

“Naked Cyclists Protest in Brussels”, Nieuwsblad; Jun 15, 2013. https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20130615_00624377

ClipsLady Godiva Rides Again (1952)

“Critical Mass London - June 2015 #CriticalMass”, uploaded by DrMorocho on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_F5DkA501U]

“Jérôme Jolibois de Cyclo Nudista dans le Dan Late Show”, uploaded by Le Dan Late Show on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E26ruNvgTE0]

MusicHeaven by Bio Unit, Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. Source: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Bio_Unit/ampex/heaven-1

Flow by Metre, Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Source: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Metre/flow-1/flow-2/

Les Portes Du Futur by Bill Vortex, Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. Source: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Bill_Vortex/Vortex_Des_Reformes/14_-_Les_Portes_Du_Futur

Gypsy by Crowander, licensed with permission from the Independent Music Licensing Collective (IMLC) Source: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/crowander/music-of-the-world/gypsy

Peaceful Morning by Lobo Loco, Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. Source: https://f...

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North American Nudist Pioneers

This episode of Naked Age explores the parallel paths of two nudist pioneers whose stories take place over seventy years apart. First we look at Ray Connett, an influential figure of early Canadian nudism who helped establish that country’s first national nudist organization. Then we meet Gerardo Cisneros, a Mexican nudism advocate whose hard work and clever initiative has helped bring a budding Mexican nudist movement into full bloom.

(Episode originally published July 13, 2022)

Gerardo Cisneros • Twitter https://twitter.com/gcs_nudista

The Nudist Federation of Mexico • Official website https://www.fednudmex.org• Twitter https://twitter.com/FedNudistaMx• Facebook https://www.facebook.com/fednudmex

The Zipolite Nudist Festival • Twitter https://twitter.com/FZipolite• Facebook https://www.facebook.com/festivalzipolit

Research made possible by • American Nudist Research Library - http://ANRL.org• Western Nudist Research Library - http://WNRL.org

This episode of Naked Age was supported in part by an AANR Education Foundation Sponsorship Grant. The AANR Education Foundation is a charitable partner of the American Association for Nude Recreation, providing grants and scholarships to organizations and individuals that support the Foundations goals and objectives, which are to educate the public about the values and benefits of nude recreation, and to ensure an understanding of nudism and its rightful status as a social and recreational practice. Learn more about AANR-EF’s mission and make a donation at http://aanr-ef.com

Credits

ClipsThis Nude World, Crown Pictures/Monogram Pictures Corp., USA, 1933. 62 min. Excerpt: 00:01:46-00:01:55.

Ray Connett on Phil Donahue, 1994; YouTube. Uploaded by Bare Oaks Family Naturist Park https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oB6dUj1popQ

Stéphane Dechênes, from the New Nudist Podcast “Ep22: Stéphane & Evan, Plus Will Forrest on His Nudist Pirate Novel ‘Skinners’” (Jun. 2022) - Courtesy of Scott Cline

Ray Connett Early Canadian Nudist History (1983) - Courtesy of American Nudist Research Library

Gerardo Cisneros personal interview, May 5 2022.

MusicMy Talking Drum of Quercy by Jean Toba, Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Source: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/jean-toba/a-land-where-the-poets-dream/my-talking-drum-of-quercy/

After You by Ketsa, licensed with permission from the Independent Music Licensing Collective (IMLC) Source: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/equinox-rising/after-you/

Let’s Do This Tonight by Lobo Loco, Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Source: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lobo_Loco/afterwork/lets-do-this-tonight-id-1651/

Blue Mountains by Lobo Loco, Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Source: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lobo_Loco/afterwork/blue-mountains-id-1669/

Searching for Wilderness by Lobo Loco, Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Source: