Episode Details

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. 

Links to items mentioned in the episode:

• Links to Marie Willa:
  • Marie Willa on Twitter
  • Marie Willa on TikTok
  • Marie Willa on Checkin
  • Marie Willa on MeWe
• Resources for supporting transgender rights:
  • U.S. National Center for Transgender Equality
  • The Trevor Project
  • GLAAD
  • Trans Lifeline
  • Human Rights Campaign
  • What You Need To Know About The Equality Act in the United States
  • U.S.A. H.R.5 – Equality Act

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Naked Age is produced by Naturist Vintage

Episode CXLI (episode 5 of Naked Age)

Clips:

• Diary 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.

Research Resources

• Zelda Yolande (Roth) Suplee (1908 – 1989) WikiTree
• A Gender Variance Who’s Who
• The Mendocino Voice – Coast activist march for topless equality in Fort Bragg
• Trans Folks & the Road Less Traveled, Marie Willa Bobo-Smith
• WPATH International Symposia
• “Transgender History” by Susan Stryker
• “Beyond the Gender Binary” by Alok Vaid-Menon
• “Going to Trinidad” by Martin J. Smith

Music was sourced from the F