Right now to change your name and your gender marker you have to follow the old law from like 1980 oder 1970 and for that you need 2 psychiatric appraisals(?) which cost more than 1000 EUR and a judge has to decide in your favor. With the new law you would just go to your registry office and say you want to change your name and gender marker and pay like 60 EUR and that’s it.
Edit: The old law is called “Transsexuellengesetz” and the new one is called “Selbstbestimmungsgesetz” if you want to read more about it. Don’t know how much there is to read in English.
That’s wild that a law that archaic wasn’t changed sooner there (though it’s a remarkably similar process in my US state). That would improve many lives. Hope it passes as soon as possible. Best of luck to you.
Right now to change your name and your gender marker you have to follow the old law from like 1980 oder 1970 and for that you need 2 psychiatric appraisals(?) which cost more than 1000 EUR and a judge has to decide in your favor. With the new law you would just go to your registry office and say you want to change your name and gender marker and pay like 60 EUR and that’s it.
Edit: The old law is called “Transsexuellengesetz” and the new one is called “Selbstbestimmungsgesetz” if you want to read more about it. Don’t know how much there is to read in English.
That’s wild that a law that archaic wasn’t changed sooner there (though it’s a remarkably similar process in my US state). That would improve many lives. Hope it passes as soon as possible. Best of luck to you.