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Well it was certainly a shock to our systems, having to keep our cocks covered at one of our events. For those who don't know, a few cops have been giving The Barn a rough time for hosting our nude dances. They have laid one (very false) charge of "Permitting drunkness, or violent, quarrelsome or disorderly conduct", which is a violation of a regulation under the Liquor License Act. See Toronto Nudists Under Attack
In order to prevent further charges while we wait for the charge to be overturned in the courts, and not trusting assurances from Supt. Aidan Maher of 52 Division that no further charges will be placed, The Barn has decided to stop hosting nude events. This is very sad news, and leaves us in a dilemma: should we continue with our monthly dances, but make them "nearly naked"? Or should we try to find a new venue and host completely nude dances?
We didn't have time to arrange the second option in order to be ready for Pride Day, so we bit the bullet and decided to hold a nearly naked Show Your Pride Dance this year. These have always been our biggest dances, drawing well over 300 men each year, and I'm happy to report that we did so again this year!
I must confess that I was worried, and expected the numbers to be significantly lower, but there was such a strong outpouring of support from both our members and from out of town guests that I was quite overwhelmed.
The dance started at 1 pm, and continued until 8:30 pm. Despite the wonderful atmosphere in the Gay Village, where the Dyke March and other Pride festivities were happening, many men dragged themselves away from the fun on the streets and came to make their own inside with us. When the rain started pouring down later in the afternoon, the new arrivals couldn't wait to get out of their soggy clothes.
While many wore underwear, others were more interestingly arrayed in unique and clever cock covers. To see more pix, check out Penis Central's Nude Toronto 2000 page.
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| That's one of the handsome bartenders, getting into the festive naturist spirit. | While some cops find cocks "disorderly", no-one could say the same about these buns! | We're a friendly, affectionate bunch, once you get to know us. |
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| A fierce warrior with a Tigger Slipper strategically placed. | Now what does a blue hanky in the middle mean? | Making change. Our photographer has a crush on this studly fellow. Can you tell? |
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| Undies are nice, but nude is better, don't you think? | The Director of the Numberless Advocates for the Kinetic Emancipation and Display of Penises (N.A.K.E.D.) awards our own Peter Simm the prestigious Penis Emancipation Award for his critical work in getting Hanlan's Point declared officially clothing optional. Congratulations Peter! | "Nice view!" |
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| Jim the N.A.K.E.D. fellow, and Dwayne in tails. |