When is a breast not a breast?
Rehoboth Beach in Delaware isn't a topless beach -- but a few transgender men caused a stir by treating it like one. Police say passers-by complained after the men removed their tops and revealed their surgically enhanced breasts overMemorial Day weekend. A lifeguard asked them to put their tops back on. The men initially refused, but covered up before police arrived.
Even if they hadn't, though, Police Chief Keith Banks notes the men were doing nothing illegal. Since they have male genitalia, they can't be charged with indecent exposure for showing their breasts.Reading this news item reminded me of a similar issue, from a different perspective: can a woman whose breasts have been surgically removed go topless? A couple of years ago, a friend underwent a double-mastectomy, because of breast cancer. Typical of her jokester persona, she said that perhaps from then on she could go topless when mowing the lawn, for instance, and be comfy and soak up the sun. Her partner did not think it would be a good idea, particularly from a legal perspective.
All these got me thinking about a set of photographs of cleavages (ht) like the one below. Can you figure out what the deal is?
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