Ashville, North Carolina, in America's Southern Bible Belt, was the scene of a topless demonstration Sunday, August 21, 2011.
Leaders were quoted as saying "That it's time to push back against a social stigma that makes women uncomfortable to go bare-chested while men can." You Go Girls
The protest and others like it across the United States were organized by GoTopless.org, a website based in Great Britain.
Local police say topless woman aren't breaking the law. They say North Carolina's indecent exposure law bans the exposure of private parts below the waist.