Berlin will let women to use topless swimming pools

(RT) ⸻ Officials in the German capital of Berlin have introduced new rules for public swimming pools and bathing facilities, allowing women to use them topless. The measure was introduced after a successful anti-discrimination complaint filed by a 33-year-old female pool-goer. The new rules do not mean that women in Berlin are obligated to swim topless, as they can still cover their breasts if they want to. The city's antidiscrimination ombudswoman, Doris Liebscher, hailed the changes as a step towards creating "equal rights" for all Berlin residents. Berlin is not the first German city to introduce such rules, as Siegen in the north-western state of North-Rhine Westphalia and Goettingen in the neighboring Lower Saxony region also did so in 2022.