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The truth is, breasts have been sexualised to the point that it actually feels indecent to get them out in public.

The Catalan government has reminded public swimming pools that they can’t ban women from going topless.

Catalonia in Spain allows women to swim topless in public swimming pools

Catalonia, a region in northeastern Spain known for its pro-independence movement, has taken a stand for another cause: women's right to go topless in public swimming pools. Women have the right to go topless at public pools in Catalonia/ Getty Image The regional government, led by the Catalan Republican Left (ERC), has reminded local councils…

Activists are celebrating a ruling by the Spanish region to enforce an equality law on going topless.

An equality law passed in 2020 has meant women are allowed to go topless in public swimming pools in Catalonia.

The Catalan government rolled out an equality law in 2020 which enshrined a woman's right to sunbathe topless in public - and now any local authority found to be breaching the statute can be fined £430,000

Catalonian government warns local authorities that forcing women to wear bikinis in public pools breaches equality legislation

The advertising campaign was launched by Catalan authorities to support a womens right to go topless in public after complaints some had been stopped from doing so.

Spanish authorities launch campaign to end the ‘sexualisation of women’s bodies’ by encouraging them to bare their breasts