I am going to respectfully call for decorum here if the moderators don't get here before me.

I want to remind folks that the OP is an 18 year old who asked for our advice in good faith.

Wearing a bra is not a legal requirement. It is a socially constructed norm in some patriarchal societies.

Bras are NOT good for health or breast tissue. Do your research. They do not help with lift etc. Over time, they have the opposite effect because the tissue depends on the bra for support. Same reason you should only wear an ankle brace on an injured ankle when you run...not all the time or the ankle will grow dependent on the brace and become weaker. Bras also constrict breathing and comfort...they are a tight band of fabric right across the ribs.

Yes, I do leave my home without wearing a bra sometimes. Nobody noticed and nobody raped me.

Rape is not associated with being braless. Rape is associated with violent offenders who seek to overpower and dominate innocent people who happen to cross their path.

The fact that rape was mentioned in a thread with a simple question from a girl asking about bra etiquette is appalling to me. Standards???

I have chatted with Laure, the OP. She is an intelligent and introspective young woman. Any of us would be lucky to know her and should respect her questions and concerns.