
BOSTON, MA — Crowds of women are set to march topless at Boston Common on Saturday to protest state laws that allow men — but not women — to go bare-chested in public.
The “Topfreedom” movement was born from two organizations called Equalititty and GoTopless, which was founded in 2007 by spiritual leader RAEL and argues that women “have the same constitutional right that men have” to step outside shirtless.
Saturday’s event, officially called “March for Topless Equality,” will take place between 1-3 p.m. and begin at “The Embrace” statue, according to GoTopless. Protesters will walk around the park to the Massachusetts State House, then back to the statue, moving through Tremont Street, Boylston Street, Charles Street, Beacon…