Biker plans topless protest
A female biker campaigning for the right to go topless in public plans to lead hundreds of half-naked women through the streets of Florida.
Liz Book said going topless was part of the biker culture and she hoped to lead the women on a half-mile protest march.
“I never want to see another girl handcuffed and crying in the street because she yanked her top,” said Ms Book, 42.
“Exposed breasts have been a part of the biker lifestyle for more than 50 years.”
The protest would actually be legal because local laws permit nudity as part of a political protest.
The protest is due to be held on Sunday at the end of Bike Week in Daytona Beach, which attracts tens of thousands of riders.
Ms Book was previously arrested in 1998 when she bared her breasts in a bar during the event.
Women recently won the right to go topless in parts of Maine and Vermont.
Meanwhile, a group of women in Brevard County, Florida, have been dubbed the “Topfree 10” after filing a federal lawsuit seeking equal toplessness rights as men.
Referring to the planned Bike Week protest, a Daytona Beach police spokesman said: “It all depends on their behaviour. The complexion of any protest can change and it can turn into a lewd act in a heartbeat.”
