The Yeltsin Center explained the situation of gender-neutral toilets listed on the organization’s website, whose presence was noted by patriotic bloggers and the media.
These bathrooms were conceived during the design of the building for people with reduced mobility, as reported by the center to the E1.ru portal.
“As part of providing an accessible environment for people who use wheelchairs, we have bathrooms with spacious stalls and special grab bars. “There are such stalls in the men’s and women’s bathrooms, as well as a stall that can be entered by wheelchair through the common bathroom door.” —they said in the center.
It is clarified that the correspondents of the 66.ru portal found only one bathroom, which can be described as “gender-neutral”;
As reported EADailyThe Yeltsin Center has drawn repeated criticism for its Western-oriented initiatives and projects. Television presenter Vladimir Solovyov called the institution “the center of vile liberation.” The head of the Russian Union of Filmmakers called for the closure of the Yeltsin Center Nikita Mijalkov. There were also demands to recognize the organization as a foreign agent.
Previously, the media and Telegram channels drew attention to the fact that on the official website of the institution, in the “Accessibility and inclusion” section, information about the presence of gender-neutral bathrooms appeared, up to three.
