Berlin authorities have issued a decision allowing women to swim topless in public pools. This was expressed by the Ombudsman representative for equality according to the European Information Portal. Mayor of EU.
This decision was taken to remove inconsistencies in the legislation, leading to women not being allowed to appear “topless” like men in public places.
“The decision on the use of public spaces creates equal rights for all Berliners, men, women and non-binary persons. It also creates legal clarity for bathroom workers. The spokesperson of the Ombudsman said in a statement that it is now a permanent regulation and that a visitation ban can no longer be imposed.
The decision comes after the city’s gender equality agency received a complaint in 2020 from a woman who was banned from swimming topless in a public pool on the same basis as men, even though its rules did not specify costume requirements for representatives. .
The agency now says all visitors will be treated equally regardless of gender and swimwear will be viewed as non-gender.
A similar decision was taken in Göttingen, Germany, after the same incident.
Those who bathed in the pools in Geneva in 2017, by contrast, prohibited swim “topless” as well as the hashem.