Rejected petition Make it legal for women to go topless in public.

Plenty of people will know that when we get a little bit of sun in the UK, bare male chests are everywhere. If a woman went topless in public, she would be reported. This is blatant sexism. Breasts are for feeding babies, stop sexualising women who feel comfortable not wearing a shirt!

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Why was this petition rejected?

It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.

We can only accept petitions that have a clear request for action from the Government or UK Parliament.

It is not illegal for women to be topless in public. However, you may wish to consider starting a petition that calls for a change in laws on public decency and indecent exposure to prevent women from being prosecuted for being topless in a public place in such cases.

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Date submitted 28 April 2019
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