Greater Sydney council bans ‘revealing swimwear’ sparking debate about double standards

Online commenters debated the Blue Mountains Leisure Centre’s announcement about G-string swimwear and bikinis, with some saying ‘if you don’t like it, don’t look’. Photograph: Valentyn Volkov/Alamy

A council in Greater Sydney has announced it is banning G-string bikinis at its public pools without providing further details about how the rule will be policed, sparking debate about gender standards.

Earlier this month, Blue Mountains Leisure Centres (BMLC) posted on Facebook that it had noticed some “confusion” about “appropriate swimwear” when visiting one of their pools.