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At least one participant had to hold the crowds back shouting “You’re too close,” while the women posed on the steps of the Art Gallery.

Belisle spoke briefly about separating nudity from sexuality and allowing women the same rights in society to go topless that men enjoy.

As topless model Heather Orr surveyed the crowd of gawkers, she said “This is why we need to do this. People see a topless woman and it becomes a spectacle.”

“Go Topless Day” events occurred in 45 cities today. The event is an annual publicity stunt organized and promoted by the Raelians, a UFO cult founded by former French journalist Claude Vorlihan, author of “Extraterrestrials Took Me to Their Planet.” Vorlihan now calls himself Rael.

In 2002, Raelians achieved international notoriety when they claimed to have cloned a female Bishop and produced a child named Eve.

B.C. mayor keeps eyes up as journalist removes top during interview

The mayor of Kelowna, B.C., found himself put on the spot when a blogger chatting with him about women’s rights removed her top mid-interview.

Walter Gray asked Lori Welbournewhat she was doing when she told him to hold the microphone, took off her halter top and asked about his views on women baring their breasts in public.

Welbourne began by citing the case of a New York City woman who took off her blouse in a restaurant, only to be told by the owner that her actions were against the law, except on the street.

Gray said that if a woman in Kelowna did the same thing, someone would probably phone the police thinking it was illegal, although bylaws against women baring their breasts have been repealed.