A member of a naturist social networking site wondered about how to choose a nudist centre which truly lived up to its name, such as not being a venue for swingers. Many posts followed, including suggestions to check out whether they are on a list of American Association for Nude Recreation (AANR) approved resorts, as this organization will disassociate itself from any centre that does not live up to its standards.
The concern is obvious and well-founded. There are clubs where naturist/nudist values simply aren’t on the owner’s radar. This attracts people of a more sexually oriented bent and would not be appropriate for non-swinging couples and, especially, children.
The way I see it, clubs may well hold whatever activities they like, but if they do not uphold the high standards of naturism (i.e., no sex in a public setting, no overt sexual advances, etc.), then they have forfeited the right to call themselves a naturist club/centre/resort/etc.
Swingers clubs or erotic clubs may very well be clothing-optional or not, but that doesn’t make them naturist venues. Part of our collective work should include identifying and blacklisting those clubs who use the term naturist when they clearly shouldn’t.
One qualification that the local family naturist community uses is to ask if families live at the resort. You could attend volleyball tournaments and ask the local residents while there.
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Indeed. I doubt people with children would bother staying, even temporarily, at a club which didn't adhere to high standards.
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