A city outside of Amsterdam has the unique distinction of possessing the first-ever ‘transgender’ crosswalk. The colorful zebra crossing has left social media users scratching their heads.
Almere opened its tri-color pedestrian walkway in a show of support for transgender people. Purportedly the first of its kind, the crosswalk is painted pink for girls, blue for boys, and white for those who feel that their biological sex doesn’t reflect who they really are.
Alderman Jerzy Soetekouw said during the crosswalk’s opening ceremony that “everyone can be who they want to be” in Almere. “It is a city where everyone can feel valued, including the Rainbow community,” he added.
While some applauded the move as progressive, there was plenty of exasperated social media users who questioned the logic behind the new infrastructure.
“Why so much attention to [transgenders]? I think we’re all human! Let’s start with that,” wrote one netizen.
“Stupid, wasteful and intrusive….and it doesn’t promote solidarity among the population,” argued a similarly upset Dutch person.
Many pointed out that such moves only increase the division of the society.
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