A local German politician has copped backlash from fellow councillors after he stripped naked and called on residents to join him on a swingers trip in France.
Julien Ferrat, a councillor at Mannheim City, in southwest Germany, and representative of local political party ‘Die Mannheime’, said the eight-day trip to swinger hotspot, Cap d’Agde, in the south of France, is to investigate how it became a global hub in nudist and sex tourism – and how this can help boost Mannheim’s local economy.
He gained plenty of attention – and pushback from fellow councillors – when a story of his unconventional idea appeared in the local Mannheim Official Gazette in May.
It was accompanied by a naked photo of Ferrat on the beach with just a sign covering his genitals.
The headline read – ‘Political Education Trip to Cap d’Agde’, translating to – Political education trip to Cap d’Agde.
“The naturist village in Cap d’Agde is considered a mecca for nudists and swingers,” the 33-year-old said in the article.
“What few people know: Without government support for tourism (…) this place would never have been created.”
He has called for “curious and open-minded citizens” to accompany him on the trip which will involve a training camp, to ensure no participant heads into the resort ‘unprepared’.
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