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Article: Naked retreat: Not in Kansas Anymore. (Citings).(nudist camp frequented by gay men, lesbians, pagans, refused permit, Toganoxie, Kansas)(Brief Article)
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- February 1, 2002
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"THE PAGAN COMMUNITY is convinced it's about religion, the gay and lesbian community is sure it's about sexuality, and the naturists are certain it's about nudity," someone named Clarity wrote in a letter to users of Camp Gaea, a controversial Kansas resort. "What's a poor naked pantheist faerie to do?"
The "it" to which Clarity refers is Leavenworth County's refusal in November to renew a special-use permit for the resort, a 168-acre retreat in Tonganoxie, Kansas, that was once a church camp but now caters to pagans, gays, and nudists. Normally, the renewal of such a permit is a formality. But Camp Gaea's neighbors petitioned the county to shut it down, which ...