Nakedism Live Chat returns to Cam4

Nakedism's Live Chat feature, which switched to the CamFuze group chat service about a month ago is switching back to Cam4.com. The CamFuze experience has not proven to have the same convenient features as those found in Cam4.

For example, although CamFuze did not require Nakedism members to enter a password, this seeming advantage actually made it extremely difficult for members to join the group chat if they arrived late.

As with CamFuze, Nakedism members who want to participate in (or simply watch) a live chat will need a membership at Cam4.com, which is free. At the announced chat time, you can sign into Cam4 and then enter the Nakedism (Bukephalos) chat room using the password found on Nakedism's Live Chat page.

Nakedism founder appears in new Treasure Island video

Treasure Island Media, longtime producer of gay porn, has released a video starring porn legend Marcus Iron and Nakedism founder Bucephalus Alexander. The video can be streamed on the company's oral sex site, TIMsuck.com. A photo set from the scene is also available to TIM members.

Iron is a longtime porn star with many credits to his name. As the recent post comments, he is "one of the hungriest and most talented cocksuckers of our time."

The video is the first performance for a major porn studio by Bucephalus Alexander (identified on the Treasure Island site simply as "Alexander"). "Marcus Iron is one hot cocksucker," Alexander told us. "It was an honor and a privilege to work with a talent of that calibre."

TIMsuck.com reports on the video and photo set release in their April 14 posting. A free video preview is available to nonmembers.

Shower power

What is more refreshing that a pounding hot shower on a cold day? Or a cool refreshing shower on a hot one? For many of us, a shower is the best way to wake up on a new day or relax after a long one. The force of a thousand droplets hits your skin, the healing liquid running across and down and over your body, leaving a clean sweep in the wake.

And while you're standing there, getting so refreshed, what better time than to find refreshment of another sort? The shower is the perfect place to find the pleasure every man learns how to give himself from an early age.

I love a good shower wank. And sometimes, when the water pressure is high and the body is in sync, having an orgasm in a shower seems to magnify the effect, as if I was feeling the orgasm on every inch of my skin.

Finally, in the right place, showers also provide a good bit of voyeuristic fun. Gang showers are harder to find these days, and of course it's not polite to stare where it's not welcome. But never fear. The latest addition to Nakedism's video page is a little shower show just for you. Feel free to watch me soap up, rinse off, and rub one out. You might even feel like joining me.

Spanish gym offers naked hours.

A gym in Spain's Basque region has begun offering naked sessions. In an effort to combat lower membership rates caused by a struggling economy, Easy Gym in Arrigorriaga has adopted the new policy in hopes of capturing the naturist market. Research shows plenty of naturist activities in the area, and support for the gym polled high at the local naturist associations.

Critics point out that a nudist gym could be unhygienic, with no clothing to catch customer perspiration. But owner Merche Laseca says the gym provides towels "to prevent slippage," according to a BBC report. Customers can also wear sports underwear if deemed practical for a given activity.

The initial naked session attracted only four people. But for now the gym will continue to offer naked hours on Saturday afternoon and all day Sunday. A naked yoga class is also being contemplated.

Artists stage naked BP protest at British museum

Not every act of public nakedness is about streaking, hazing, nudist rights, or exhibitionism. For a group of protesters in London this week, it was about politics and art.

Protesting British Petroleum's involvement in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill as well as its projects in Canada and the Arctic, eight black-clad members of the group Liberate Tate entered Tate Britain, a London art gallery. One young man stripped naked, handed his clothes to the others, and lay on the floor in a fetal position. Two protesters with veiled faces then used BP-marked oil cans to pour an oil-like substance over the the youth's nude body.

According to stories in Bloomberg and the Telegraph, the group chose Tate Britain because it has received more than £1 million ($1.6 million) from BP, which also heavily supports other British art institutions. Liberate Tate wants that support to end.

In an email release, Liberate Tate member Peter McDonnell called the action both a work of art and “a very dramatic statement of the impact that BP is having on human lives and communities around the world.”

McDonnell noted that the substance poured over the naked protester was “olive oil in a suspension of charcoal,” which can be cleaned up and will not cause damage.

A Very Good Friday Indeed

Truth to tell, I am not one to make a fuss over religious holidays. I like a chocolate bunny as much as the next man, and who doesn't like to stuff a stocking each Christmas? But when it comes to reverential observances, I have my own house of worship: the bathhouse.

A couple of years ago I decided to spend Easter weekend in the country north of my own, to attend a nudist dance and also see how my Canadian cousins marked the Christian holiday.

As it turned out, Jesus had little to do with my trip. But in the course of the weekend, I did observe the re-erection (multiple times) and ended up in a kind of unholy trinity, the ecstasy of which I doubt I will ever forget.

If any of that sounds fun, head over to our True Tales section and check out the latest story ever told.

Nakedism debuts Wallpaper Downloads feature

Nakedism announces a new feature — Wallpaper Downloads — that let you save screen-sized images to use as backgrounds for your computer desktop. The Desktop Wallpaper page includes a number of images selected and sized for the most common computer screens.

To access the new images, simply use your mouse to point to the Photos menu at the top of any page. From the drop-down menu, click on Wallpaper Downloads.

Once you're at the Desktop Wallpaper page, you'll see miniature versions of the currently available, with links for different sizes listed underneath. (Sizes show the dimensions in pixels.) Click the link for the size you want to open it in a new browser tab or window. Then use your browser's save feature to save the image file to your computer.

Once you've saved an image, you can use it as a desktop background or wallpaper. Refer to the help system for your particular computer operating system for instructions.

New wallpaper files will be added in the future, so check back from time to time.

The Wallpaper Downloads are only available to registered members.

Austrian couple weds in the nude

Every bride and groom expect their wedding day to be something they'll always remember. But that wasn't good enough for Melanie Schachner, 26, and Rene Schachner, 31. To ensure a thoroughly memorable experience, they decided to conduct their nuptials in the buff.

The ceremony was held in a register office service in Feldkirchen, Austria, followed by a reception in a nearby castle. Some 250 guests were invited. Only the bride and groom stripped down.

According to the Daily Mail, the bride was not entirely nude. She wore a traditional white veil, white high heels, and a flesh-colored thong.

The groom, however, was completely naked. Only when posing for wedding pictures did he cover his genitals with a top hat.

"We're not ashamed of our bodies and we wanted to do something different," Melanie remarked. "It certainly saved on a wedding dress."

Nakedism applauds this positive example of wholesome public nudity.

Photos copyright by Europics.

Pic of the Day goes free for 1 week only

For Christians, today begins the last week of Lent, the final week before Easter, popularly known as Holy Week. But here at Nakedism, we are treating it more like Oleaginous Week.

In honor of the impending holiday, we have decided to unlock the Pic of the Day feature for members and nonmembers alike for one week only.

For the next seven days, anyone can view that day's Pic of the Day by doing one of the following: (1) On any page, choose Pic of the Day from the Photos menu at the top. (2) On the Home page, under the social media bar, click the Pic of the Day icon at the far right. You can also the Let Me See link underneath. Or (3) on the Photo Sets page, click the Pic of the Day button on the upper right.

For more info about Pic of the Day, see the April 4 blog post.

Nakedism adds support for iPad, iPhone video

Nakedism now permits users of the iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, or other iOS devices to view videos directly on those devices. The new formats may also be useful to those who have problems with, or choose not to install, Adobe Flash on their computers.

To view any iOS-compatible video, simply point to the word Video in the menu bar at the top of any page, and then select iPad and iPhone. Alternatively, if you are already in the existing Desktop Video page, click the iPad & iPhone button just above the list of videos.

Some videos are available in larger sizes on the Desktop Video page only. These videos use the Adobe Flash format. To see these, choose Desktop Video from the Video menu at the top of every page.

If you're already in the iVideo page, click the Desktop Video button just above the list of videos.

Traffic stop leaves man fleeing naked

When police pulled over a car in Boston's Dorchester neighborhood, the resulting investigation left a man fleeing the scene naked. The stripped man eluded the police for nearly an hour.

According to Boston police spokesman Officer Eddy Chrispin, police pulled over a car with the men at about 5:30 Monday evening. Police noticed one of the men behaving suspiciously and asked him to get out of the car. When the officers discovered the man had a handgun, a struggle ensued, and the other two men drove off.

The car was later found abandoned. At this writing, the two men who escaped in the vehicle have not been found.

Meanwhile, the man with the gun resisted officers and, according to the Boston Globe account, "ended up shedding his clothes and gun in the struggle, and fled the scene."

The buck naked suspect led police on an extended chase, cutting through back yards and hiding under porches until he was eventual found and taken into custody around 7 p.m. and charged with a variety of offenses.

So the question for me is this: How does a guy get completely naked in a struggle with police? Are tear-away clothes some new escape strategy?

And is it just me, or does this read like the beginning of a porn story?

Whatever the answer, it's a nice visual. And for one naked man, at least, justice is being served.

Where underwear is outwear

For those of us living in the conservative countries like the United States, an underwear party — if you can find one — may be the closest thing you can get to a naked bar party. (Portland, Oregon, is happy exception.) It gives you a chance to strip down to probably the most minimal amount of clothing you own and rub shoulders, or more, with others in similar states of undress.

But not all parties are created equal. Most venues I'm familiar with make clothing check an optional part of the event. So if people are shy, the bar crowd is indistinguishable from any other night, save for a few daring souls that choose to strip off. Which can be a very disappointing reinforcement of good old American puritanism and bodyphobia.

Fortunately for me, I've also been to a number of underwear parties where a large number of men got into the spirit of things, losing their inhibitions along with their clothes. On those occasions, flirting, dancing, and drinking can become extra fun.

Of course any time you get a large number of fun-loving, half-naked gay men together, there is always the chance the energy of the room goes in an even more playful direction. I recall fondly one of the more memorable of those experiences in this week's story, Blowing Off Steam, which you can read in our True Stories department.

Check it out at your leisure. But before you start reading, one suggestion: Strip down to your undies. I think it will help you get into the spirit of things.

Lady Gaga says nudity is timeless

Lady Gaga wants to go naked" screamed the headline on a number of blogs last week. The eye-catching lede springs from her recent video blog in which she muses on how nudity would prevent television appearances from becoming dated.

"Maybe we should be more timeless," she jokes to some on-camera staff. "We should just wear a classic black suit all the time. Or just always nudity. That way it's always in style.... From now on, all television spots I'd like to be nude so that I will always be timeless."

The hit singer and performance artist then covers her breasts with her hands, pantomiming a naked TV announcement.

Despite the attention the comments garnered in various culture reporting, it's clear from the video that the entertainer is engaging in nothing more than light-hearted speculation.

Of course, it doesn't take much experience with nudism to point out that even when naked, hair styles can date you as much as clothing.

Nevertheless, Nakedism applauds Lady Gaga for some nude-positive comments, which are far too lacking in our nakedphobic culture.

The comments can be seen in Gagavision no. 41 on YouTube.

Software company is hiring for all-naked office

Attention, naturists: A software company in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England, is advertising for your software skills. Nude House purports to be a software developer in which employees are required to "work totally nude and only dress when they leave the offices and undress when they arrive at the offices."

"All the staff will be naked all day long," the site adds. This includes a ban on wearing shoes, according to one report.

"The staff will mostly be sales and marketing boys and girls selling and promoting all the range of software systems developed for the customers. We may also employ some web designers working within the same context. The software works on the Internet and is demonstrated to the customers online without the salesperson needing to be present."

"There is no need for customers to be aware that the staff work in the nude."

Nude House is a division of Songbird, a firm that sells a promotional e-commerce application called Move Your Mouse.

Such an unusual work environment, coupled with the amateurish appearance of the Nude House site, has caused some to speculate that the announcement is either a hoax or some kind of viral marketing. But Nude House founder Chris Taylor insisted to a CNET reporter that it's all legitimate. Taylor describes himself as having been a naturist for about three years.

According to the CNET article, office facilities include "warm temperatures, showers, and a collection hamper for soiled sitting material."

The Craigslist ad specifically called for female coders with pay around $40,000 USD a year. But Taylor is quoted in another article saying that "All new applicants will be naturists and could be males or females."

Where do we sign up?

Note: The above photo by Paul Morris is for illustration purposes only.

The Sure Thing

When it comes to available sex, I'm a very lucky man. Not because I live in the Internet generation (which, if you ask me, makes hooking up just as likely to be a bust as a bang), but because I live within easy walking distance of three sex clubs or bath houses, not to mention numerous gay bars and other businesses. While lads in the suburbs are busy task switching between three or four different hookup sites, I can just throw on some shoes, walk out the door, and in minutes get my meat serviced by some of the best mouths in town.

Okay, it's not always quite that quick or quite that easy. But sometimes it really is. In this week's true sex stories, I recount one of my more memorable visits to a neighborhood glory hole — with some pretty glorious results. Check it out in Nakedism's True Tales department.

Naked soldier stops burglars, foils car theft

Masked intruders to a Charlestown, United Kingdom, home fled Saturday morning when they encountered resistance from resident Lance Corporal Wayne O'Mahoney, who fought them off bare fisted — and bare assed.

O'Mahoney 41, and his partner, Gemma, awoke to the sounds of burglars early Saturday morning. Without bothering to dress, O'Mahoney went downstairs and struggled with three intruders wearing ski masks. According to O'Mahoney, two of the burglars ran off, but a third, armed with a knife, grabbed the residents' car keys and attempted to escape in O'Mahoney's vehicle.

"As soon as he got in the car he was waving this knife at me and I thought 'there's only one way to stop him,'" O'Mahoney explains in a BBC news report. "So I punched clean through the driver's window and I just kept hitting him until he got out."

"The only thing is, I was a little bit naked because I sleep in my birthday suit," he noted.

"What the neighbours were thinking I don't know because they were all looking out at this naked man shouting at his car at six in the morning."

The would-be car thief escaped on foot. Police are trying to locate witnesses who could help locate the intruder, who may have injuries from broken window glass.

Lance Corporal O'Mahoney, a veteran of Iraq, is scheduled to be sent to Afghanistan.

If nothing else, the brave, bare O'Mahoney certainly showed his neighbors one thing: He's got balls.

Editor's note: Photo is for illustration purposes and does not depict O'Mahoney or the reported events.

Nakedism debuts Pic of the Day

Attention Nakedism fans! You no longer have to wait days or weeks between photo sets to see our latest nakedist photos. The new Pic of the Day feature lets members see a different photo every day of the week.

At the end of the month, the daily photos will be gathered into a photo set that members can view any time at their leisure.

Members can view the daily photo in one of three ways:

• On any page, choose Pic of the Day from the Photos menu at the top.
• On the Home page, under the social media bar, click the Pic of the Day icon at the far right. You can also the Let Me See link underneath.
• On the Photo Sets page, click the Pic of the Day button on the upper right.

The daily photo will usually changed by noon, Pacific Time, each day. If you don't see a new photo, try refreshing your browser window.

We hope you enjoy the new feature!

Lose an argument, lose your clothes

Officers responded to a call in Millville, New Jersey, when a naked man was seen going from house to house and knocking on doors. Upon arrival, police found twenty-one-year-old Edwin Rodriguez sitting nude on the porch of a house in the neighborhood of Sunset Drive and Canal Street.

According to published reports, the naked man asked a resident for a blanket to stay warm but had no explanation for his nudity.

But when police asked why he was naked, Rodriguez answered that, following an argument, "his boys" had taken his clothes and left him at the Union Lake boat ramps, not far from the neighborhood where police found him.

Rodriguez himself lives on the other side of town and didn't know the resident whose home he approached.

Millville police Sgt. Ross Hoffman told news sources that gangs sometimes punish rivals or initiate members by stripping them naked and then abandoning them in some public place.

Such speculation aside, Rodriguez was not charged with any public indecency charges. Police did discover, however, that he initially gave a false name and learned that he had four outstanding warrants. The officers charged him with those as well as hindering apprehension and obstruction of justice. He was committed to the Cumberland County Jail.

Here at Nakedism, we think the use of forced nudity to resolve differences is an option that needs to be explored. Even if the stripping was gang behavior, it certainly is more laudable than the violence for which gangs are so notorious.

Not only does forced stripping provide a nonviolent way to resolve differences, but the sight of naked people walking around might help desensitize fears of public nudity. And it might make you think carefully about your position before you get involved in an argument.

In this case, it even resulted in the capture of a wanted fugitive.

(Editor's note: The accompanying photo, found online, is for illustration purposes only and does not depict the incident described here.)