'Nantucket beaches have been officially approved to allow both men AND women to go topless -- a win for gender equity (& tan lines),' one lawmaker wrote.
Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey said Nantucket's bylaw"Gender Equality on Beaches," approved by voters at a May town meeting, which allows anyone to go topless on any public or private beach on the island, does not conflict with any state laws or the ConstitutionPaolo Picciotto/REDA & CO/Universal Images Group via Getty Images
Attorney General Maura Healey's office has approved a bylaw that allows anyone to go topless on any public or private beach on Nantucket.during a Town Meeting held in May. The citizen petition offered by Dorothy Stover, formally labeled"Gender Equality On Beaches" and proposed as Article 71, passed by a vote of 327 to 242.
"We approve the Town's vote authorizing any person to go topless on any public or private beach in Nantucket because we discern no conflict between the vote and the Constitution or laws of the Commonwealth," a determination released by Healey's office late Tuesday said.
The determination, addressed to Town Clerk Nancy Holmes, said the AG's office received"numerous communications" from citizens raising challenges to Article 71 based on policy grounds, and said"while we cannot base our decision on the policy arguments they raise, the letters have helped inform our understanding of the issue and its importance to the Town.
In early August, while Healey was running for governor, the attorney general moved for an additional 90 days to review the bylaw, citing a"need for time to further discuss the proposed by-law's consistency with state law." At the time, a Healey aide said the office wanted time for public input because it was a"first-of-its kind bylaw proposal." The extension created a new Dec. 7 review deadline.
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