Locker Room Nudity

We are nudists and are seen regularly by an assortment of folks when visiting our club. In addition, we are generally nude at home either inside or in our yard. Over time we have had our friends and family join us at our pool for skinny dipping. Being seen nude goes with the territory and is not at all embarrassing.

Always enjoyed nudity in lockerroom settings since 7th grade p.e. classes. One awkward moment was when I was 16 y.o. during a trip with my gf and her family for a beach day during her parents vacation week. Her father, brother and I had to change in a beachfront bath house.

Upon undressing I tried to remain with my back to them as I unclothed and into my swimming trunks and swimmer jockstrap. Once back into the facility for redressing it was unavoidable for them to view my front side because of showering off. I began reflecting to the mindset that now her father see's my dick and balls that his daughter has seen on many ocassions. Again pretty awkward but I survived thankfully. Fretter

It’s hard for me to say after growing up playing hockey almost my entire life, but as my mom said, we’re all guys so we have the same stuff lol

Wow…major rewind back to the 1960's…. Back then if you were caught looking at another guys “parts” you got labeled as a queer or fag, and well, that was just something that you didn't want. I had that attitude drilled into me from an early age, which in retrospect, kept me from exploring my bi-side for a long time. I had a couple of opportunities back in college and grad school, but it scared me….

Elaine

Neither is embarrassing to me, nothing about being naked is embarrassing, changing rooms used to be a comfortable environment, sadly here in England most have been replaced with individual cubicles which i don't like at all

Locker room nudity was the accepted protocol back in the day, and I was one of the privileged/condemned (as you may interpret) minions whose high school phys ed swim classes were in the nude. Nudity was the accepted protocol in YMCA pools too. All of that is long gone. Are we better off? Maybe.

I used to use the large jacuzzi at the local YMCA. Nudity was the norm in it, as well as the community showers. Male only though, not coed. I was not shy. I looked forward to my visits.

An interesting sidebar is that as more people identify as something other than their biological sex locker rooms are gradually becoming coed. This probably also means less nudity, which is probably a good thing. I'm not sure how I would react if I saw someone with hair on his/her chest but no d*ck.

An interesting sidebar is that as more people identify as something other than their biological sex locker rooms are gradually becoming coed. This probably also means less nudity, which is probably a good thing. I'm not sure how I would react if I saw someone with hair on his/her chest but no d*ck.

Less nudity a good thing? Why would that be so?

I would think that less nudity is yet another of the so many obvious (and steadily increasing) signs of growing prudery and disapproval of people's bodies. Of being ashamed and resentful towards others for their openness and lack of shyness. I can't see such an evolution as anything positive at all. Prudish societies are less open and adaptable and certainly more judgmental about even small inconsequential deviations from an imposed set of norms and arbitrary values. Prudish societies impose conformity and a loss of individuality on members of that society.

Nudity in a locker room is essentially no different from nudity on a nude beach. You see all kinds and types of naked people with differences between them and even unexpected oddities. And if so, so what? What about a person with penis and testicles and breasts?

An interesting sidebar is that as more people identify as something other than their biological sex locker rooms are gradually becoming coed. This probably also means less nudity, which is probably a good thing. I'm not sure how I would react if I saw someone with hair on his/her chest but no d*ck.

I'm quite certain a hairy chested split tail would not turn me on. I'm also quite certain breasts over a dick and balls wouldn't do anything for me.

When I was racing in Canada I had occasion to use a unisex toilet facility. A female came in while I was at the urinal and sat on a toilet in a doorless stall that was facing me so the exposure was mutual. She seemed quite comfortable with that and I was not bothered by it either. Seemed like we were even.

When I was racing in Canada I had occasion to use a unisex toilet facility. A female came in while I was at the urinal and sat on a toilet in a doorless stall that was facing me so the exposure was mutual. She seemed quite comfortable with that and I was not bothered by it either. Seemed like we were even.

I've often had to take my wife to the women's bathroom in a restaurant of other public facility. On a few occasions a woman would "interrupt" us and usually they didn't care - they just used a private stall and did their thing, oblivious to the fact we could hear them. They usually came out of the stall and washed their hands and just smiled.

As far as locker room nudity - ever since I joined the YMCA and we swam in the nude through college sports and going to the gym - nudity never bothered or aroused me. Although a very few were obviouslly embarassed or self-concious and tried to cover up as much as possible.

I'm quite certain a hairy chested split tail would not turn me on. I'm also quite certain breasts over a dick and balls wouldn't do anything for me.

I wasn't really talking about being turned on by the sight of anyone sort of person or not. The truth is that many, if not most people one encounters in nude venues, are not especially attractive.

But that doesn't mean they should hide their bodies or that hiding their bodies is a particularly positive value for society to embrace. I would say that the more variations one encounters of nude people, the less judgmental one becomes, because you come to realize that everyone is lacking in something body-wise and that this in itself matters little. It can even be confidence inspiring in that it allows you to dismiss your own perceived body inadequacies as inconsequential and actually even normal.

I enjoy nudity - I enjoy public nudity (as when others are also nude) and glory holes, water sports, jockstraps and high split shorts too !

Earlier in the week, I was at the gym, and I took off my towel to put on my underwear, and a client came up and asked me how I was doing. I was holding my underwear in one hand and he stuck out his right hand for me to shake it. There I was completely naked shaking another man's hand. It was a little awkward. I feel like it wouldn't have been as awkward if I had known him very well, or if he was a stranger. But because we were acquaintances, it was just a little awkward.

I used to work out at a gym very close to my office and would occasionally see people from work there. One colleague who I worked with pretty regularly would stand naked at the sink near the showers to shave and get ready for the day. So I would see him if I was going into the shower area or coming out of it. I wasn't the naked one, but I used to feel embarrassed just seeing him completely boldly naked like that even though he didn't give it a second thought.

It actually never felt like he was showing off or anything. It was just how he got ready. I didn't want to stare when I saw him, but I also didn't want to look away. It made me squirm, but also got me a little excited as I was preparing for the gym, wondering if my co-worker would be there nude at the sink that day.

Neither really matters to me since we do not have unisex changing rooms but what does bother me are gyms with either no family changing rooms or only 1 or 2 and some people take way too long so people just bring their children of both sexes into the locker room. I have been getting out of the shower or toweling off and then noticing children watching me.

On a trip back from Colorado we stopped at a camp ground for the night. When I went to the showers there was quite a line, maybe 15 guys lined up against the wall across from the showers. When I got closer, it was apparent why there was so many in line. The shower stalls were about 5 foot wide but the shower curtains were only 2 foot wide, leaving quite a gap for anyone to watch the activities. You bet I took my turn watching 3 different men shower and I certainly did my best to give the next guys in line something to watch. That was such a big turn-on, I took another shower the next morning!

When I swam nude in Jr High school it bothered me, but now I'd rather enjoy it! 😉😁 LOL

Neither. There may have been a time when I would have had a different answer. But except as an adolescent, and for very different reasons than most would imagine, I haven't ever felt embarrassment around nudity.

As a kid (elementary school age) the only locker room I experienced was the community swimming pool. That locker room creeped me out so if I was going to the pool by myself I'd change into swim trunks at home so I could quickly pass through the locker room on the way to the pool. If I was going with a buddy, I was happy for the company as I (or we) changed at the pool. (I preferred changing at the pool because I hated walking home in wet swim trunks.)

Middle-school gym classes desensitized me to locker rooms with (semi-) strangers. From then on, I was OK with either situation. I preferred the company so I would pick a locker near a friend, but I did have some friends who would find a locker in a different area from me.

Now, as an older adult, I find I prefer some separation. I'm fine with a passing encounter in the sauna or to/from the showers, but in the locker area I want to focus on what I need to do and don't want the distraction of chit-chating with another person.

As a daily gym patron and part time locker room attendant I see it all from the towel wrapped around the waist b4 the pants are down b4 showering to another clean towel used around the waist until the clean undies are on. Then there are the towel carriers who could care less about the towel around the center zone. A few guys shave at the sink nude. Steam, sauna patrons are encouraged to sit on a towel. Same when sitting ona bench. It’s easy to go thru over 1000 towels in an 8 hour shift.

@John Sitter

I went to a community pool like that when I was little & it kind of freaked me out too. It was one big room with open showers & toilets, etc. I hated to shower & poop in there because there were so many adults watching. I've grown out of all that since then. Jr & sr high & military got me over it.

Maybe it is my particular gym, the time of day I go to the gym, or just what I observe as changing times. It appears to me that over the past five or so years, the men in the locker room of the gym I use are more and more minimizing nudity. I have noted that most men go from their locker to the showers in shorts, some even step into the shower stalls to remove their shorts before turning on the shower. Some men will put clothes on within the confines of the wet shower stalls while others wrap a towel around themselves and pull their underwear on under their towels at their lockers.

As far as being more or lesses embarrassed being nude in the locker room in front of strangers or people I know, it matters not. That is what the locker room is for.

In was very uncomfortable, and the other guys could tell. I tried to be naked as little as possible and I tried to not look at anyone. Not that I didn't want to see or be seen, I just didn't want to make it easy and have the guys think I was gay because of it. Guys started to harass me, even flashing me and dancing in front of me. I couldn't allow myself to admit I wanted to look and kind of liked it, I just turned beat red and got all nervous and shook like. leaf...

At the gym I go to with my older brother and my friends there's a choice of showers, 6 cubicles and 6 communal ones against the wall. We just use the communal ones, none of us are bothered about seeing each other naked or other people seeing us.

When I was younger being with friends in the locker room bothered me. But over the years that has moderated and I generally don’t really care in that particular setting. I don’t go out of my way to walk around naked in the locker room or stand around talking while naked. But I am definitely not covered up the whole time either when changing or showering.

I totally don't mind locker room nudity in the naturist camping we sometimes go and build friendships there. On the other side going nude in locker rooms with friends is a big no for me and would be most likely most embarassing for me. Though most likely, since I didn't experience a situation like that outside childhood memories.

I was never into sports, so missed out on the group showers and changing. However, I'm working on catching up on that. My family has joined the local YMCA, so now I use the locker room for changing / showering after swims. It's a great feeling being naked with a group of people and seeing all the variety. I'm usually one of the smaller ones in the group (if not the smallest), but I still love being on full display. I often try to time my locker room visits to when it is busier, just for more interaction and viewing.

My wife is starting a swim aerobics class with a coworker now, so I'm thrilled at the thought of her and a group of other women naked together, on full display. She sounds less thrilled about that than I, but I hope she grows to like it as much as I do.

Jimbobo said….

…..My family has joined the local YMCA, so now I use the locker room for changing / showering after swims. It's a great feeling being naked with a group of people and seeing all the variety.

You would have loved it 50-60 years ago when all the men swam totally naked at the YMCA! I loved checking out all the penises and incredible male butts in those days! I’m sure other guys remember these great times, too!