2nd Rally to legalize Psychedelic Medicines and Nude Love Parade, San Francisco 2018-09-29
On a nice Saturday morning by 10:30-am half a dozen people were already setting up posters and sound equipment in front of the San Francisco read more
Rally to legalize Psychedelic Medicines and 3rd Annual Nude Summer of Love Parade, San Francisco 2018-08-19
Held in Jane Warner Plaza, San Francisco, Gypsy and her team including her son and daughter led the proceedings. read more
World Naked Bike Ride, 8th Annual Earth Day, San Francisco, 2018-04-21
The last two weeks it had been raining cats and dogs, an extraordinary series of storms. The planned WNBR event looked rather uncertain. read more
9th Annual WNBR, San Franciso, 2018-03-10
The 9th Annual WNBR took place in San Francisco on 10th March 2018, the Southern Hemisphere edition. read more
Nude Valentine's Day Parade, San Francisco, 2018-02-17
On the parade there were about three dozen marchers. The parade went to City Hall where a few speeches were made. read more
George Davis Body Freedom Speech, San Francisco 2018-02-01
Body Freedom Speech Presented by George Davis while legally nude, Steps of San Francisco City Hall. Thursday, February 1, 2018 read more
San Francisco Body Painting Day 2016-10-23
On Sunday October 23rd, a group of talented artists painted 25 nude models outside Ferry Building. Bodypainting Day is organized and founded by NYC artist Andy Golub who has been painting bodies in the public streets of NYC since 2007. read more
The Valentine's Nude Love Parade, San Francisco 2016-02-13
About a quarter to 12:00 noon Gypsy Taub's group showed up with posters and started the usual set-up on Jane Warner Plaza in the Castro district. read more
International "Go Topless" Day Celebration, Dolores Park, S.F. 2015-08-23
This minor event was advertised in FunCheap, and in the good weather the park was crowded by sunbathers., picnicking with food and drinks, and many playing their boomboxes. read more
Nude Protest Against SB277, the Forced Vaccination Bill, 2015-09-05
Jane Warner Plaza, S.F. Arriving shortly before 12 noon, I saw the team bringing in posters proclaiming the cons of the Senate Bill. read more
Video: Protest agains the San Francisco nudity ban
Protest against the San Francisco nudity ban on February 1, 2015 - second anniversary of the ban. Speeches were made by George Davis, Rusty Mills, Jaymz Smith and Gypsy Taub. read more
Emergency Protest, San Francisco, 2015-08-06
One of the leading SanFrancisco body freedom activitis George Davis is facing 3 months in jail for making a nude speech in Washington DC. read more
12th World Naked Bike Ride, San Francisco, 2015-06-13
The riders at this latest San Francisco WNBR were meeting at a very limited space, congested with locals and tourists, as well as passengers from harbor ferries. Persons and bicycles competed for space between a busy sidewalk and the harbor fence. read more
Bay to Breakers Race, San Francisco, 2015-05-17
Just three days before the largest footrace in the world was to begin in San Francisco, the Bay Area got hit by a storm that drenched communities north, south and east of the city. Rare thunder and lightening scared many people. But San Francisco sits like a pearl in the center, and Mother Nature protected us… not a single drop of rain fell on the city. read more
5th Annual Earth Day World Naked Bike Ride, San Francisco, 2015-04-18
On Saturday morning the half of San Francisco was fogged in, not boding well for the WNBR. However, around 10 am the inner Sunset district started to lighten up, so perhaps not everything is bad, I thought, as Justin Herman Plaza at Market and Embarcadero is as eastward as you get before going into the S.F. Bay. By 10:30 am nobody had arrived, and a cool breeze – coming from the western fog belt – read more
6th Annual World Naked Bike Ride, San Francisco Southern Hemisphere Edition, 2015-03-15
Beautiful sunshine greeted me at Justin Herman Plaza when I arrived at 10:30am, a bit early for the 11:00am scheduled gathering of bicyclists for the WNBR event. read more
Protest of Anti-Nude Ban, Harvey Milk Plaza, San Francisco
The core group of activists arrived about 12 noon and started setting up their posters, slowly but steadily getting ready by 1 p.m. read more
“Malaysian Nude Beach Games”, Baker Beach, San Francisco
In glorious warm weather of a Saturday, with lots of people on the beach, mostly textiles but also nudes in the eastern end, George Davis and a few helpers had set up pretty close to where nudes are more frequent. read more
Stephen Gough Interview
This short extract is from a 50 minute "Fly on the Wall" unseen footage documentary shot in Peebles, Scotland. Stephen Gough, otherwise known as the Naked Rambler, was released from HMP Saughton Prison in Edinburgh on Friday October 5th 2012 after an unexpected late transfer from HMP Kilmarnock Prison in Ayrshire. In just 5 days, on Tuesday October 9th 2012, accompanied by a film crew, newspaper r read more
Folsom Street Fair, San Francisco 2014
Folsom Street Fair, San Francisco, 21 September 2014. All photos by Leif Heilberg. The Folsom Street Fair is an annual leather and clothing optional street fair held in September in San Francisco's South of Market district. read more
Up Your Alley Fair, San Francisco
Up Your Alley Fair, San Francisco, 27 July 2014. Normally I would go to this type of fair just when they open, usually at 11am, and stay at most an hour or an hour and a half, when the place becomes oppressively crowded, hard to walk through, and harder to get enough space to take any pictures. read more
St. Francis Nudity Ban Protest
St. Francis Nudity Ban Protest, 26 June 2014. All photos by Leif Heilberg. Jeff Wheeler invited us to World Naked Bike Ride – San Francisco’s event: 11th Annual World Naked Bike Ride – 2014 Northern Hemisphere Edition Pt. read more
WNBR, San Francisco, 2014
Jeff Wheeler invited us to World Naked Bike Ride – San Francisco’s event: 11th Annual World Naked Bike Ride – 2014 Northern Hemisphere Edition Pt. 1 Saturday, June 14, 2014, 10:30am – 5:30pm at Justin Herman Plaza. read more
Bay to Breakers race, San Francisco
18 May 2014. Overcast skies and a cold wind threatened the race this year, and a hooligan interference by skateboarders downtown delayed the run for about half an hour. But then the masses did come, something like half a hundred thousand, with all the costumes as seen in the past. read more
World Naked Bike Ride, San Francisco
Any excuse for some nudity. Rather few people showed up for this event, perhaps a couple of dozen, and most came somewhat late. Then there was one single woman among the men, and that was it. read more
5th Annual World Naked Bike Ride, San Francisco
8th March 2014 - The event was advertised by postings on the Internet, and a few new people showed up, beside the regulars. Although folks were advised to show up at 11:00 a. m. , there was hardly a soul around at that time. read more
New York Magazine shoot in San Francisco
Arriving at Jane Warner Plaza about 10:45 a.m., there were only a couple of semi-nude men around, and another couple came within the next fifteen minutes. However, we wondered where the main activist Gypsy was, and possibly others to join her in the day’s event, namely a shoot destined for New York Magazine. read more
Nudity Ban Protest: 1-Year Anniversary
Scheduled for 12 noon at Jane Warner Plaza in San Francisco, the protesters started setting up around 11:45 a. m. , with posters galore as usual. Gypsy and Jaymz were busy fixing the “stage” for their one hour protest while the San Francisco SS watched them carefully, to see if anyone sneaked in nudity early in the presentation. read more
Gypsy Taub and Jaymz Smith’s nude wedding at San Francisco City Hall
Gypsy Taub and Jaymz Smith’s nude wedding at San Francisco City Hall, 19th December 2013. All photos by Leif Heilberg. The Norwegian TV crew hands over to Inti (Gypsy’s daughter) a bouquet of fragrant white flowers, for bride Gypsy. read more
Nudity Ban Protest, Jane Warner Plaza, S.F. 2013-12-15
Nudity Ban Protest, Jane Warner Plaza, San Francisco, 15th December 2013. All photos by Leif Heilberg. The 3-man TV crew were Norwegians from Oslo and they kept busy doing their work from 12 noon read more
Nudity Ban Protest, Jane Warner Plaza, S.F. 2013-11-17
Nudity Ban Protest, Jane Warner Plaza, San Francisco, 17th November 2013. All photos by Leif Heilberg. Gypsy Taub, the local activist, had planned a protest against the nudity ban, for 12 o’clock noon at Jane Warner Plaza in San Francisco. read more
Folsom Street Fair, San Francisco 2013
Folsom Street Fair, San Francisco, 29th September 2013. All photos by Leif Heilberg. read more
Protest Against Nudity Ban
Protest Against Nudity Ban, Body Freedom Parade, 20th July 2013, Jane Warner Plaza, San Francisco. All photos by Leif Heilberg. read more
Protest Against Nudity Ban
WNBR, San Francisco
World Naked Bike Ride in San Francisco, 8th June 2013. All photos by Leif Heilberg. read more
Bay to Breakers 2013
Bay to Breakers in San Francisco on 19th June 2013. Photos by Leif Heilberg. read more
Protest against the Nudity Ban
On Friday, March 15th nudists resubmitted their com-plaint against the nudity ban in San Francisco to Judge Chen, as well as filing a complaint against the SFPD for illegal arrests of nudists. Attorney Christina DiEdoardo represented 5 nudist activists in a federal class action lawsuit against the City of San Francisco on the grounds that the nudity ban is unconstitutional. read more
Another nude performance in Castro, San Francisco
On Wednesday, February 27th Gypsy Taub and friends held a nude dance performance at the Jane Warner Plaza in Castro, San Francisco. Getting arrested was another case that proved that the nudity ban imposed by the city is unconstitutional as it is also a ban on artistic expression. read more
Nudity still happening in San Francisco
On Sunday 17th February NakedSword.com shot a “porn parody” about the San Francisco nudity ban. Filming for the “rally” scenes took place at 18th and Castro and because this was a legitimate location film shoot nudity was allowed even under the new regulations. read more
Protest against San Francisco nudity ban
On Friday, February 1, 2013 the nudity ban in San Francisco came into effect. A number of body freedom activists held a protest outside City Hall to mark the occasion and 4 were arrested. Gypsy Taub, who hosts a local cable program devoted to the nudist cause, said “No matter what, we're going to continue practicing body freedom. read more
Naked Heart
At the “Melt Festival” 2010 during a performance of the German band Polarkreis 18 a young English guy streaked. The crowd was euphoric, everybody smiled – people were happy, and completely free. The naked English guy was hot gossip for weeks. read more
Rally for Urban Nudism
On Wednesday, November 14, 2012 at Noon, a Rally for Urban Nudity took place on the steps of San Francisco City Hall, (across from Civic Center on Carlton B. Goodlett Place). Clothed, nude or anywhere in between people gathered to support the right to choose your own form of attire without government interference! read more
Nudity protest in San Francisco
On October 30th a protest was held outside the City Hall in San Francisco to object to District 8 Supervisor, Scott Weiner’s attempts to outlaw the naked human body in San Francisco. Currently nudity is legal in San Francisco the only limitations are sexual conduct (regardless of whether you are clothed or not) and keeping a barrier between the butt and public furniture. read more
Topless in New York City
It has been completely legal for women to be topless in New York since 1992 but not women exercised their rights until recently. A number of different groups and individuals have been making a stand to try and ‘normalise’ toplessness so that it become accepted. read more
World Naked Bike Ride London 2012
On 11th June 2012 World Naked Bike Ride (WNBR) came to London again. The ride is a naked protest against oil dependency and for body freedom. read more
Sandra G. nude in Barcelona
Spanish model Sandra G. walks through the city of Barcelona nude. In Barcelona public nudity is regarded as a recognised right, although there have been successful prosecutions for public nudity even there. read more
Folsom St Fair, San Francisco 2011
The Folsom Street Fair is an annual leather and clothing optional street fair held on the last Sunday in September in San Francisco's South of Market district. The event started in 1984 and is California's third largest spectator event and the world's largest clothing optional leather event and raises hundreds of thousands of dollars each year for charity. read more
Folsom St Fair, San Francisco 2010
The Folsom Street Fair is an annual leather and clothing optional street fair held on the last Sunday in September in San Francisco's South of Market district. The event started in 1984 and is California's third largest spectator event and the world's largest clothing optional leather event and raises hundreds of thousands of dollars each year for charity. read more
World Naked Bike Ride, San Francisco 2010
World Naked Bike Ride, San Francisco 2010. All photographs taken by Leif Heilberg, Viking Photography Inc., vikingphoto@earthlink.net. read more
Bay to Breakers, 2010
Bay to Breakers 2010. All photographs taken by Leif Heilberg, Viking Photography Inc. , vikingphoto@earthlink. net. read more
Bay to Breakers
Bay to Breakers is an annual footrace which takes place in San Francisco, California. The race starts at the northeast end of the downtown area close to San Francisco Bay to near where the Breakers crash on the near pacific coast. read more
World Naked Bike Ride - San Francisco
Each year some of the people of San Francisco protest against our dependence on fossil fuels by riding their bikes across San Francisco. All photographs taken by Leif Heilberg. read more
What happened to the Naked Rambler
Stephen Gough, a. k. a. The Naked Rambler, the man who walked the length of the UK naked twice made headlines for years, but what has happened to him? In 2003 Steve completed his first walk from Lands End to John O’Groats (which is the entire length of the British Isles) naked. read more
Tiffany Oben's thoughts on her 4th Plinth performance
Tiffany Oben performed on the fourth plinth on the 1st September at 4am and was one of the first women to choose to be fully nude. Read her thoughts on the experience below. I do not consider myself a naturist, but do walk around my home naked much to the horror of my teenage children. read more
The Fourth Plinth
In London's Trafalgar Square sculptor Antony Gormley is creating an unusual artwork. Every hour, 24 hours a day, for 100 days without a break, different people occupy the plinth and do as they like. The occupants have been selected at random from thousands of applicants. read more
World Naked Bike Ride, San Francisco 2009
World Naked Bike Ride
Cities across the world will experience the naked joy of the worlds largest naked protest against oil dependency and car culture in the history of humanity. It is time to stop indecent exposure to automobile emissions and to celebrate the power and individuality of our bodies! Naked Bicycle People Power! Go to the World Naked Bike Ride website for more information. read more
Bay to Breakers 2009
Bay to Breakers 2009. All photographs taken by Leif Heilberg, Viking Photography Inc. read more
Bay to Breakers 2008
Bay to Breakers 2008. All photographs taken by Leif Heilberg, Viking Photography read more
Bay to Breakers 2007
Bay to Breakers 2007. All photographs taken by Leif Heilberg, Viking Photography. read more
Bay to Breakers 2006
Bay to Breakers 2006. All photographs taken by Leif Heilberg, Viking Photography. read more
Bay to Breakers 2005
Bay to Breakers 2005. All photographs taken by Leif Heilberg, Viking Photography. read more
