It has been legal to be naked in public in Spain since 1988. Some regions such as Valladolid and Barcelona have laws regulating nudity, especially outside the beaches. In others, the national law applies. Alejandro Colomar was fined when he walked without clothes in the streets of his home town of Aldaia, which is just outside Valencia. This is how it began. The 29-year-old, who works for an American software company, tells the Reuters news agency that he let his clothes fall in 2020. It began one summer evening when he took off his upper body during outdoor training. A woman at the training party objected. She thought there should be equal rules for women and men, and that she could not train topless. Colomar says he understood the arguments, but that it was still unreasonable that he had to dress because the norms in society are different. – When it comes to society’s reactions, going without underwear for men is the same as going topless for women. So during the next training I posed without clothes, says Colomar. Alejandro Colomar from Spain has chosen to live without clothes. Photo: EVA MANEZ / Reuters Violation of ideological freedom Alejandro Colomar chose to go more and more naked. He was eventually fined for violating the city’s ordinances, which prohibit extreme nudism. In total, he was fined the equivalent of NOK 29,000. He believes the fines are a violation of his ideological freedom. – The fines serve no purpose. I was accused of indecent exhibitionism. According to the dictionary, it entails a sexual intent. It has nothing to do with what I do, says Colomar to Reuters. – I have always liked being naked. I have been to nudist beaches since I was little and have never had any problems with it, Colomar has told the media. – Being naked is completely legal, and I have chosen to be. Poses no threat Now he has been upheld by the Valencia region’s highest court. Although he was admittedly forced to get dressed before being allowed into the courthouse. Colomar got there wearing only his usual boots. The judges emphasized that Colomar has placed restrictions on himself where he goes and stays when he is without clothes. Nor does his behavior pose any threat to public peace, order and security, the judges believe. They also point out that Aldaia has no laws prohibiting nudism. But the judges recognize that there exists a certain vacuum in the legal area, given that the national law can collide with local rules of order. The verdict is not yet final, given that there are appeals. Alejandro Colomar tells Reuters that he has received a surprising amount of support since he put away his clothes. – I would say there are more statements of support than complaints, but of course there has been a bit of everything. People who have threatened me with a knife in the street and such, he says.
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