A/P BERLIN — The Berlin state government said Thursday that women will soon be able to swim topless in the city’s public pools alongside males.
Following a discrimination claim by a woman who was denied the right to swim topless in a swimming pool in the capital, new bathing regulations were implemented permitting everyone to do so.
The unnamed woman, who demanded that women be allowed to swim topless like males, went to the senate’s office of the ombudsperson for equal treatment, the Berlin senate for justice, diversity, and anti-discrimination stated in a written statement.
The Berliner Baederbetriebe, which oversees the city’s public pools, chose to modify its dress code in response to the complaint and the ombudsman’s involvement in the matter, the statement added.
In addition to establishing equal rights for all Berliners, whether they identify as male, female, or non-binary, the Baederbetriebe’s judgement also provides legal certainty for the Baederbetriebe’s workers, according to Doris Liebscher, head of the ombudsperson’s office.
A/P BERLIN — The Berlin state government said Thursday that women will soon be able to swim topless in the city’s public pools alongside males.
Following a discrimination claim by a woman who was denied the right to swim topless in a swimming pool in the capital, new bathing regulations were implemented permitting everyone to do so.
The unnamed woman, who demanded that women be allowed to swim topless like males, went to the senate’s office of the ombudsperson for equal treatment, the Berlin senate for justice, diversity, and anti-discrimination stated in a written statement.
The Berliner Baederbetriebe, which oversees the city’s public pools, chose to modify its dress code in response to the complaint and the ombudsman’s involvement in the matter, the statement added.
In addition to establishing equal rights for all Berliners, whether they identify as male, female, or non-binary, the Baederbetriebe’s judgement also provides legal certainty for the Baederbetriebe’s workers, according to Doris Liebscher, head of the ombudsperson’s office.
