The following text is an account of a fictional academic research project set in the near future. It describes the schools on Isla Espiritu Santo, off southern California, and how a policy that required adolescent males to be nude both in school and out was implemented, from the very beginning to the current moment of writing (late 2027).

As such, it is a parody of an academic project. This series begins with a historical essay, and then moves to testimonies from boys, girls, teachers, parents, and members of the community. It will include a representative photographic collection with the full consent and awareness of those who are shown. Tags include: young, old, intergenerational, bi, gay, cfnm, cmnm, and gay incest. Although it depicts mandated behavior in some instances, there is no domination (Dom) in the usual sense of the term. If you enjoy this, you may contact the author at GavinRower2@protonmail.com The full series has already been written, and will continue to be posted.

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BRONWYN

Introduction: Bronwyn is a social worker and social work professor with a speciality in adolescent psychology, sexual trauma, and family systems. She lives and teaches on the mainland, and is a therapist there as well, but maintains a private therapy practice on island one afternoon per week. In her fifties, Bronwyn has a distinguished educational pedigree but carried it very lightly; she dresses informally and carefully maintains her own mental health. She was a great support for a number of families and teenagers on island during the pandemic, and learned how to do therapy effectively through teleconferencing. Although the majority of her island clients see her now via teleconference, she continues to go out to the island once a week for those who prefer face-to-face conversation. When Bronwyn heard about this project, she asked if she could be interviewed, and she has agreed to the publication of his conversation.

You asked to be interviewed. Why did you make this request, and what in particular do you feel needs to be said?

I know you have spoken with Laleh, as well as the pediatrician, Dr. Foss, who was involved with the decision to implement the policy requiring adolescent male nudity. I just want you to know that there are varying points of view about the health and efficacy of requiring adolescent boys to live nude and be nude in public.

Like many things in adolescence, I believe after my experiences in counseling, research, and teaching, that nudity works about as well as clothes for many boys. This is to say, boys who have socio-economic advantages, are good-looking, athletic, or have a particular charm, are going to fare very well nude just as they do clothed, and the nudity itself makes little difference.

For students who have body weight issues, both healthy concerns (in the case of overweight students) and unhealthy concerns (in the case of eating disorders), requiring them to be nude in my opinion accentuates their issues. This is both a blessing and a curse: overweight boys can see that many boys really are not so beautiful, muscled, and athletic, and that losing some weight and gaining a mere "healthy" body is a goal in reach. They don't have to become athletes or muscular. Boys with eating disorders--and there are more of those than you might think--can likewise see that other boys are thin without the unhealthy, spare, emaciated look that some boys have with such disorders. The curse is that by forcing them to present themselves as they are, they really feel they have no place to hide. This is a virtue of honesty, with the challenge of brutal honesty. In all I think the nudity has been helpful to them, although help could also have been given and received had they been clothed.

Nudity can also cause problems for young males who are development or physically disabled. For the physically disabled, it can be at once a leveling influence and a cause of anxiety. The mentally disabled may never be able entirely to understand why they might be asked to be nude, and should be excused from the practice. This is one element of the general population not very prevalent or visible on the island, and so the policies have not had to be implemented with mental and physical disabilities in mind. Nevertheless, there will be significant social and human rights concerns if the practice scales to a society.

For girls who have been the victims of sexual aggression or abuse, the presence of nude boys can definitely trigger difficult memories and their sense of panic. I think that a policy of required adolescent male nudity needs to be accompanied by special outreach to girls who have suffered from sexual abuse. When they see so many penises, especially erect ones, the experience can easily trigger a relapse of the moment of trauma and regression in the experience of healing.

For this reason I have real questions whether such a policy will ever really scale outside of communities that can facilitate it through isolation, social isolation, or exclusivity. I try to imagine nude boys in impoverished districts of the city, and I perceive only danger for them. Much less the obvious challenges of climate and seasonal changes in much of the USA. The island's experiment and success has been wonderful, even astonishing, but may not be easily replicated elsewhere.

On the other hand, far greater tolerance of male nudity in general can only further the cause of equality between the biological sexes and all gender identities. The numerous colleges and universities that are clothing-optional for men represents a real step forward and will ultimately be, I believe, a progressive influence in our society.

I am told you have a nephew on the island, and that he is very enthusiastic about living nude.

Yes, my nephew is now 14 years old, and has lived nude since he was 10. I must admit that living nude has been a very positive factor for him, and eased his passage through puberty, because he could see other boys experiencing similar issues and concerns, and the variety of physical growth and maturity, as well as emotional maturity, was very apparent to him. I think he was a less lonely pre-teen and young teen for living nude, and that can only be a good thing for him, in his case.

So I see the benefits, but I also see the downsides for certain individuals. My question is, how can this valuable social innovation be smoothed and shaped for wider use in safe circumstances, to help those boys who need such help?

Thank you for your insights!