City officials in Berlin are hoping to solve the problem of lengthy¹ female toilet queues by introducing gender-neutral urinals.

 

柏林市官员希望通过引进中性厕所来解决女厕排长队的问题。

 

In a 99-page policy document titled 'The Toilet Concept for Berlin', the left-wing coalition² governing the German capital committed itself to pissoirs - public urinals - for both men and women.

 

The paper explains: 'In the future urinals which can be used by all genders³ should be offered.'

 

It was justified⁴ as an enterprise because it represented a 'continuation of the [toilet] concept and an opportunity for Berlin to show that it is innovative⁵', according to a translation on the BBC.

 

Other features to be included in the German toilet of the future are a well-lit exterior⁶, an emergency alarm, gender-neutral signs and clear visibility at the entrance.

 

But were the urinals to go ahead, they would not be the first in the world to cater⁷ to women as well as men.

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