Catharine Pierce's Nude Gardening Practices in Colorado are Legal

Two thumbs up for the Pierces for their practice of nude gardening.  They are not doing anything to compromise the "public's health, safety, or welfare".  According to the comments made by their neighbors, the nude gardening has caused a little irritation and suprise but not grave offense.  Most neighbors have mentioned that they did not want their children exposed to the nudity as some of them have expressed embarrassment. I enjoy hiking nude in some of the larger parks where I live.  I like to wear a thong in case I should run across someone who would have a different viewpoint regarding my choice of dress.  There is legal precedent that the sexual organs are the primary cause of "justified offense".  Perhaps this is because the offended thinks that the sight of a penis or vagina signifies that they will be sexually assaulted ( in some fashion )?  I am not sure.  Among nudists a thong is actually dressing kind of conservative. In addition to "how nude" one is there is also the issue of "place".  The area of the park that I choose to hike in has a good deal of acreage and is seperated, by a hill, from the majority of park users.  Should I come across someone in the "back acreage" it is usually apparant to them that my dress is "reasonable" given the surroundings.  A large nude beach such as Black's Beach works because the nude beach is seperated from the parking lot and hang gliding facilities by a very steep cliff.  To be offended by the nudity, one would have to repel down the cliff, not advisable, or walk down a lot of stairs.  From the parking lot the nudists on the beach truly look like ants. Upon their own property, the Pierces are visible to their neighbors.  If the neighbors are "offended" by nudity, they are captive to having to view it.  I think that the precidence for allowing nudity in residential neighborhoods is fairly weak.  I do not think that the Pierces could ever win this.  It is the business of governments to restrict the rights of the few for the benefit of the many.  I do not know if the Pierce's neighborhood association allows for privacy fences. It is kind of neat that restrictions regarding women's breasts have not made it onto the books in Boulder.  The typical course of events would be for the homes association to point to the Pierce's gardening and make a case before the City Council.  The City Council will usually then write the new "dress code" into ordinance and the homes association will match it in their rules/regulations. One ( possibly positive ) thing the Pierces could do is; 1. attend the City Council meeting. 2. explain that they have always liked the fact that Boulder's public nudity restrictions have     been favorable to some allowed nudity, as compared to other cities and in regards to     women's right to be "top free" as the same right is already given to men. 3. possibly provide a sentence or two as to why they enjoy gardening nude. 4. finally, the Pierces should make a promise to the City Council that they will no longer     practice nude gardening on their property as their neighbors have requested that they     cease. Perhaps the City Council will leave the current public nudity ordianance alone perhaps they will change it.  Best of luck to the Pierces.