Gender confusion in BICC toilets

Gender confusion in BICC toilets

Although the UN meeting in Bali has proceeded for more than
one week, many delegates are still confused as they attempt to
enter the restrooms at the Bali International Convention Center.

Many foreign and Indonesian delegates were seen on Monday
visibly hesitant about which door to enter as the small cryptic
male and female symbols were apparently difficult to distinguish.

Yanuar Nugroho, the secretary general of the Social Democrats
Union, an non-governmental organization, admitted that the unique
Bali-style mask symbol had confused him as well.

Unlike most public restrooms, the BICC only has the
traditional mask symbols, which do not include the body of the
figures representing gender.

"It is quite hard to differentiate between the male and female
figures represented by the mask. Moreover, the male mask wears an
earring as well," said Yanuar.