We’d like to inform you about a group in the Greater Toronto Area called GTA Skinny Dippers. They host nude events all over the GTA in public pools. Their website states “We are Toronto’s (Canada’s) family skinny-dipping club.” Since when is nudity family-friendly? Children and adult nudity do not mix, and any organization that suggests otherwise, should raise red flags. Furthermore, why are they using public pools as the location for their inappropriate events? Tax-payer public spaces should NOT be used for these types of events!
The alarm surrounding this group peaked on May 11th when it hosted a “members only” nude swim at South Common Recreation Center in Mississauga, ON. Children aged 14-18 were allowed entry WITHOUT parental accompaniment.
This group also marched fully nude in Toronto’s Pride parade where it is commonly known that children are present.
The Criminal Code of Canada, section 174 (1) states that “The charge of indecent exposure maybe laid if you expose your genitals to someone under 16.” Section 173 (1) of the Code, states that the penalty for indecent exposure is maximum two years in jail accompanied by a fine. Not only are these types of events inappropriate, but they are also criminal.
Events like these aim to normalize public indecency and grotesque fetishes at the expense of the safety and innocence of children. Nude swimming events are not family friendly; they are perverse and predatory and should NEVER be allowed.
We urge you to contact the mayors of the GTA cities that are hosting these events through our action button and demand that they stop sanctioning these perverted events.
We have set up an action button that will allow you to easily send a pre-written email to Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow, Toronto Councillor Chris Moise, Mississauga Mayor Carolyn Parrish, Mississauga Deputy Mayor Matt Mahoney, Vaughan Mayor Steven Del Duca, Vaughan Councillor Gila Martow, Richmond Hill Mayor David West, and Richmond Hill Councillor Karen Cilevitz, objecting to their GTA cities renting out publicly-funded pools to groups like GTA Skinnydippers.
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