Women in New York and LA bare breasts for Go Topless Day

Women bared their breasts in parades around the world to demand the right to go fully topless in public.

They marched in Go Topless Day parades held in US cities including New York, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Denver and Minneapolis.

Events were also held abroad in Freiburg in Germany, Seoul in South Korea and Valparaiso in Chile.

But while some women who took part were fully exposed, many abided by the law and covered their nipples – with tape or body paint.

Some protesters marching in Venice, California, carried placards declaring ‘it’s boobs, not bombs!’ and ‘war is indecent, not my breasts.’

Held every year on the Sunday closest to Women’s Equality Day, the aim is to question laws that make it illegal for women to not wear shirts while it is legal for men to do the same.

This year, it fell on Women’s Equality Day – which is marked every year on August 26 after the date in 1920 when women got the right to vote in the US. 

Women’s rights protesters march down the beach boardwalk during Go Topless Day in Venice, California, on Sunday

A policeofficer (R) tries to clear a way for marchers during a parade marking International Go Topless Day in New York City

A policeofficer (R) tries to clear a way for marchers during a parade marking International Go Topless Day in New York City

A topless women is seen during a parade marking International Go Topless Day in New York City on Sunday

A topless women is seen during a parade marking International Go Topless Day in New York City on Sunday

Lia Steinman gets a message painted on her breasts during the Go Topless Day march  in Venice, California, on Sunday

Lia Steinman gets a message painted on her breasts during the Go Topless Day march in Venice, California, on Sunday

Lia Steinman (second from right) and other women's rights protesters march down the beach boardwalk in Venice, California

Lia Steinman (second from right) and other women’s rights protesters march down the beach boardwalk in Venice, California

Sonoko Tagami plays with a balloon shaped like a woman's breast during the Go Topless Day march in Venice, California

Sonoko Tagami plays with a balloon shaped like a woman’s breast during the Go Topless Day march in Venice, California

Ouhi Freivogel grabs a pair of balloons shaped like a woman's breasts during the Go Topless Day march at Venice beach

Ouhi Freivogel grabs a pair of balloons shaped like a woman’s breasts during the Go Topless Day march at Venice beach

A organizer of the Go Topless Day march in New York helps add a float to a truck before the during a parade on Sunday

A organizer of the Go Topless Day march in New York helps add a float to a truck before the during a parade on Sunday

New York City Police Department officers try to clear a way for marchers during a parade to mark International Go Topless Day

New York City Police Department officers try to clear a way for marchers during a parade to mark International Go Topless Day

Topless men and women are seen holding balloons and waving placards during a parade for Go Topless Day in New York

Topless men and women are seen holding balloons and waving placards during a parade for Go Topless Day in New York

Topless men and women are pictured before they march during a parade marking International Go Topless Day in New York

Topless men and women are pictured before they march during a parade marking International Go Topless Day in New York

Women's rights protesters Ouhi Freivogel (R) and Lia Steinman pose under balloons shaped like a woman's breasts

Women’s rights protesters Ouhi Freivogel (R) and Lia Steinman pose under balloons shaped like a woman’s breasts

A women's rights protester faces religious counter-demonstrators during the Go Topless Day march in Venice, California

A women’s rights protester faces religious counter-demonstrators during the Go Topless Day march in Venice, California

Male supporters join women's rights protesters during the Go Topless Day march at the beach boardwalk in Venice, California

Male supporters join women’s rights protesters during the Go Topless Day march at the beach boardwalk in Venice, California

A topless woman (L) hands a small child a balloon a she marches through the streets of New York City during the parade

A topless woman (L) hands a small child a balloon a she marches through the streets of New York City during the parade

Topless women wrote phrases such as 'equal rights' and 'freedom' on their chests during a parade marking International Go Topless Day in New York

Topless women wrote phrases such as ‘equal rights’ and ‘freedom’ on their chests during a parade marking International Go Topless Day in New York

A topless organizer helps another woman adjust her wings before they march during the parade in New York on Sunday

A topless organizer helps another woman adjust her wings before they march during the parade in New York on Sunday

 

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