Utah Undie Run: Thousands Strip In Salt Lake City In Protest Of Conservative Laws (PHOTOS)

(AP) -- Thousands of people stripped to their underwear and ran through Salt Lake City to protest what they called the "uptight" laws of Utah.

Undie Run organizer Nate Porter says the goal of the event Saturday was to organize people frustrated by the conservative nature of the state's politics.

Nudity was prohibited by organizers. Participants donned bras, panties, nightgowns, swimwear or colorful boxer shorts – and some added political messages by expressing support for causes like gay marriage on their chests, backs or legs.

Salt Lake City is the home of the Mormon church, which is a vocal opponent of gay marriage.

Porter estimates 3,000 people participated in the run, which began in downtown Salt Lake City and circled past the state Capitol building about a mile away.

Comments

[lars828]

10:24 PM on 10/04/2011

Why not move to California, where absurdity is the norm?

[walmartah]

01:04 PM on 10/03/2011

Walmartah Anita Bea Neutered had a blast! I was tea bagging the tea party! LOL!

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[Jessica Ustaszewski]

02:26 AM on 09/29/2011

Joseph Smith was called a prophet, dumb dumb dumb dumb dumb!

[Greg Oropeza]

02:21 PM on 09/28/2011

I see the runners were mostly guys. Was the theme "The Mormon the better"?

[tonewheel]

07:35 PM on 09/27/2011

What ever happened to sexy underwear for women? 'Cause I ain't seeing it in these photos. Looks like Underoo's for ladies.

[parksle2]

07:25 PM on 09/27/2011

now who would have thunk it

[wesx]

06:13 PM on 09/27/2011

The matching red undie guys are beating the matching black undie guys.

[BinghamLofts]

05:22 PM on 09/27/2011

looks like a healthy city to me.

[Enhanced Reasons]

07:28 PM on 09/26/2011

Utah liberals have it right, actually this should spread across all the ultra-conservative red teabaggin states, and it is a nice counter balance to stupidity and insanity. Count me in!

[wheelzroller]

06:52 PM on 09/26/2011

Congratulations to the winner ! Next year, Please, more girls, More Photos' ! Good luck with
the cause. Make it an annual event !

[forgetdc]

05:12 PM on 09/26/2011

another stupid far left waste of time.

[kapalabhati]

08:28 PM on 09/26/2011

Why, because a good old fashioned pentacostal snake handling is an effective use of time?

[Oonagh]

10:26 PM on 09/26/2011

I don't know all about that.. I would rather watch those gorgeous bodies than see obese conservatives with their tea bags.

[destin023]

04:46 PM on 09/26/2011

I've almost reached a point with all the absurdity, I could care less what people do in situations like this, I don't have to participate. Just don't come in my yard, the absurdity stops at my property mark & I'm king in my realm! One suggestion to these people seeking more lenient laws in that area. There must be something very appealing there if you choose to stay & that may have a lot do with a wholesome environment created through stricter, more conservative ordinances/laws. If you want a different type of lifestyle why not try Vegas instead? If you can deal with the homeless & high crime rate the atmosphere & loss of control there allows, then that is what you need. It's a tradeoff, conservative equals wholesome, liberal equals well, you know what I mean..

[AnotherTry]

09:29 AM on 09/29/2011

Conservative equals America, liberal equals Europe. Now which one has tent cities and skid rows in every major city and which one has beautifully maintained city centers and practically no poverty?

[s5cat2dog]

04:28 PM on 09/26/2011

I smell e-coli.

[were doomed]

04:01 PM on 09/26/2011

real classy america,no wonder other countries think were a joke,we are

[Combat Marine]

04:31 PM on 09/26/2011

This type of thing happens in far more countries than you think. China, Russia, Italy, France, Japan, England, for examples.

[dickn2000b]

03:51 PM on 09/26/2011

The "les ye be judged" painted on one woman was enough proof of the intelligence of this mob. Does anyone, does the state of Utah, take what they are protesting seriously?