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To: TornadoAlley3
UMMM, not in Texas.

See here.

From the article - about halfway down the page.

In Texas, an associate writes as follows:

Texas state law does not criminalize female breasts uncovered in public. Various Texas cities have ordinances prohibiting the public display of bare female breasts, but in the instances where those local measures have been specifically challenged, they have been struck down.

In the early 1970s, an enlightened Austin city council removed from its ordinances any mention of female breasts that are bared in public. The justification was gender equality. It wasn't that they specifically allowed it; rather, they stopped specifically disallowing it. The distinction is significant.

In Austin today, women can be topfree in public legally, but few choose to do so. An uninformed public and uninformed public servants often make the experience an unpleasant one for women who are bare chested in public.


12 posted on 10/31/2007 4:58:19 AM PDT by Arrowhead1952 (I've been too busy for FR this weekend, because I did the things I refuse to let the invaders do.)
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To: Arrowhead1952
In the early 1970s, an enlightened Austin city council . . . . .

Interesting description of one of the most liberal cities in Texas. No bias here.

19 posted on 10/31/2007 5:19:34 AM PDT by DustyMoment (FloriDUH - proud inventors of pregnant/hanging chads and judicide!!)
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To: Arrowhead1952

Bare breasts get New York woman $29,000 -
UPI.com
June 18, 2007
http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0geu9T6hShHB_kA_x9XNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTFhc2pudDdqBHNlYwNzcgRwb3MDMgRjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkA01BUDAwMl83NARsA1dTMQ—/SIG=13e02rr30/EXP=1193924474/**http%3a//www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Quirks/2007/06/18/bare_breasts_get_new_york_woman_29000/9929/

... settlement also marked the second time the change in state law has cost the city. ...


42 posted on 10/31/2007 6:44:01 AM PDT by flowerplough (La Tolteca in Rehoboth, Delaware: They probably cater Fiesta Night in Heaven)
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