A “gender neutral” policy on school uniforms, has been announced by Mexico City officials and now, boys can wear skirts and girls can wear pants if they want.
Mexico City’s mayor, Claudia Sheinbaum, on Monday, said “this is about equality and fairness.”
Previous guidelines stated that “just as the skirt is the basic garment of a girl’s daily school uniform, so trousers are for boys”.
Mayor Sheinbaum said that that kind of thinking “had passed into history” and that the new measure would come into effect “immediately”.
Interestingly, transgender activists welcomed the idea.
Education Minister Esteban Moctezuma backed the mayor’s move and said he was sure many other states would follow suit.