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this post was submitted on 14 Mar 2026
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That information is outdated. Anyone can change name and gender at their local registry office. You need to apply for it there, wait three months and then you can complete the paperwork for the change you want (female / male / diverse). You can also just delete the gender option for all your documents altogether.
This change in law was introduced in late 2024 (Selbstbestimmungsgesetz).
i wonder if i could go there to apply, then spend the three month waiting period at home, then head back for the completed paperwork 🤔
either way, it's a much better situation than nothing at all for nonbinary folks, like we have here in ireland!
(although hopefully the proposed amendments to our gender recognition act can be finally pushed through with this ruling 🤞)
Thanks for correcting me. I was almost certain that I read something a while ago about the new Selbstbestimmungsgesetz but couldn't remember if I had just imagined it. Yay, Germany. We're making progress. It might be very slow and the AfD is growing at a worrying pace but at least, for the moment, we're still progressing (unless our politicians are bribed by the automobile industry again)