A US judge has ordered the city of Seattle to enforce laws against public nudity and sexual activity at Denny Blaine Park, a small waterfront park on Lake Washington that has become known as a gathering spot for nude sunbathing within the city's LGBT community. The ruling follows complaints from nearby residents, who say the site has increasingly been used for public sex acts, and marks a rebuke to city authorities accused of failing to act on the issue.

The order requires Seattle officials to begin cracking down on the behaviour, which residents say has gone unchecked for some time despite repeated complaints to the city. Denny Blaine Park has long had an informal reputation as a nudist-friendly beach, but locals argue that recent activity has crossed into public indecency, prompting them to pursue legal action to force the city's hand.