BANGOR DAILY NEWS • May 15, 2023
Laura Casey’s body is a roadmap of scars and puncture marks from dozens of surgeries and invasive medical procedures going back more than two decades. You’d think the last thing she’d want to do is explore the Maine woods naked. But you’d be wrong. While it may seem unorthodox, traipsing around the Maine outdoors sans clothes is about more than enjoying fresh air on her exposed skin. It’s her way of maintaining control of and celebrating her body and health, while encouraging others to do the same. Maine is one of 33 states in which it is legal for women to go out in public topless. As for the rest of a person’s body, it’s a gray area. Under state law, full body exposure is allowed as long as it’s not done to “cause affront or alarm.”