Don Schrader is something of a local celebrity in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He is known for his public access television show, his prolific letters to the editor of local publications, his political activism, and most of all the way he dresses: you can rarely see him wearing much more than a loincloth.
Schrader is a former Episcopalian minister who left the church after becoming disgruntled with its hypocrisy. Now he spends his days holding anti-war signs out in front of the University of New Mexico bookstore on the corner of Central and Cornell. On his public access TV show, Don advises that you rub garlic on your body to protect yourself from sexually transmitted diseases.
He also speaks of the health benefits of rubbing aged urine on yourself, as well as drinking it.
His letters to the editor touch on a number of social action issues, ranging from anti-sweatshop to anti-nuclear.
Don is known for being out of the closet about his romantic and sexual attraction to other men, and supports LGBTQ issues in the political realm. This is also a central theme of the poetry he reads at open-mic nights at the local coffeehouses.
He runs a nudist group for men he calls Naked And Not Ashamed.
Don advocates living a simple life and eating only uncooked, organic foods. He lives on less than $4,000 a year, which isn't too bad.
DISCLAIMER -- This posting (and blog) are in no way officially affiliated with Don Schrader and do not claim to speak for him in any official capacity.
