Burlesque pioneer Sapphira expounds on the joys of nudity and offers ideas for how to partake.

Burlesque pioneer Sapphira expounds on the joys of nudity and offers ideas for how to partake.
Zach Gillette used to feel self-conscious and insecure about his weight, the lessening hair on his head, and the bursting hair all over the rest of his body. Then he found the Capital Bears, where the motto is “bear is a state of mind.” “When I first moved to Des Moines, I was very timid. I wouldn’t take my shirt off in public,” he said. “After being involved in the Bear group, and the positivity that comes from this group, where it’s positive reinforcement all the time, now it’s hard…