Nude gay parade

(The Post Millennial/Beth Baisch)

A group of men from a Canadian naturist group walk through the streets of Toronto during the annual pride parade.

The fully naked bikers, some covered in paint or tattoos, wave back at the crowd. Nudists had a booth inviting people – including minors – to join a naked swimming club.

GTA Skinny Dippers welcomes children to swim naked with them. The camera captures a young girl sitting in a stroller and staring toward the phallic-costumed individual.

Other videos show a group of naked men playing and rinsing themselves off alongside a fountain surrounded by kids.

One naked man high-fives an onlooker while another peddles a recumbent bike with a gold blow-up swan adorned around his neck.

A second video shows a group of naked men with hats standing in a circle amidst the crowd. The group also offers free memberships to children ages 14 to 18, with youth in that age group welcome without being accompanied by a parent or guardian. 

Pride Toronto did not respond to True North’s request for comment.

The Criminal Code of Canada states that “everyone who, without lawful excuse, is nude in a public place is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction.”

The Toronto Police Service told True North that arresting people for public nudity would not be in the “best interest” of officers or the community.

“At large events such as the Pride Parade, which attracts as many as a million people, our number one priority is public safety and ensuring a peaceful event,” a Toronto police spokesperson told True North in an email.

On the same march, a man wearing nothing but a cartoon Bugs Bunny mask and furry rabbit foot-slippers hopped around while his genitals were exposed to the crowd.

Another video from the Pride weekend events, billed by organizers as family friendly, showed a naked woman slapping her backside in front of a crowd watching a drag performer on the street.

A man wearing a leather thong approached a family with two children on the sidelines of the march, where his groin was at the children’s eye level.

At Friday’s Trans Pride Parade in Toronto, several barely-dressed men wearing transgender flags walked past children.

Since the bill was passed, nudists of San Francisco have come together to protest in the annual parade.

Gypsy Taub, the 49-year-old organizer of the Nude Parade, feels compelled to protest.

“I’ve been organizing these events for over six years now in opposition to the nudity ban that was forced on the city illegally by Scott Wiener,” Taub said.

Taub believes nudity is part of the culture and history of the Castro district, where she recalls her first time being exposed to public nudity.

“For me, the Castro district is where I first saw public nudity, which was 20-something years ago when I was a student at San Francisco City College,” Taub said.

He tweeted that it "was great to feel the love, energy, and sunshine" as he took part in the parade with the city employees.

"Our diversity makes us stronger, which is why we must send a clear message to our LGBTQIA+ community today and every day: we see you, we support you, and you belong here," Harrell said, according to Fox News.

Seattle Pride said on its website that the parade has been organized yearly since 1974, although the city didn't officially recognize the first parade.

The Seattle Pride festivities have attracted an estimated 300,000 members of the LGBTQIA+, friends, and allies in the past few years.