The green colored states are those where top freedom is in effect.
The orange colored ones have amibiguous state laws on the matter.
The red colored ones are the ones where the mere showing of the female breast in public is illegal according to state law.
In the USA, though the majority of states are top-free, some cities in those states have passed (unconstitutional) ordinances that annul the state's top free statute.
In Canada, the law on public decency is found in Sections 173 and 174 of the Criminal Code. However, what constitutes an indecent act is not defined, and is open to interpretation by the courts. Topfreedom is allowed in Ontario, Sasketchawen and British Columbia following specific court cases on the matter but the case for topless equality has not been heard by the Canadian Supreme Court yet.
The following cities are officially topless "tested":
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4 comments:
Oh, Maryland, oh, Maryland,
Our Old Line State called Free,
Keeps boobs and butts well-cloaked
Through legal ambiguity.
This silly. You just posted a story that pub. Beaches are nude alowed.
Not all beaches, Whiz Kid.
Just the tip of the iceberg!
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