A group of four men recently introduced a bill into the New Hampshire State House of Representatives that would make it a misdemeanor for exclusively women to show their nipples.

HB 1525-FN, sponsored by State Reps. Brian Gallagher, Peter Spanos, George Hurt, and Josh Moore, would amend the state’s public indecency, indecent exposure, and lewdness laws to include the following clause:

“[A person is guilty of a misdemeanor if:] Such person purposely exposes his or her anus, or if a woman, purposely exposes the areola or nipple of her breast or breasts in a public place and in the presence of another person with reckless disregard for whether a reasonable person would be offended or alarmed by such act... This section shall not apply to the act of breast-feeding.”
On Tuesday afternoon, state Rep. Amanda Bouldin posted a link to the bill on her Facebook, along with a comment expressing her disapproval, “YES, all the sponsors are men. And Republicans. So much for ‘smaller government’...”

Shortly after posting, she received several notifications—her male, Republican colleagues had begun to comment.