Germany Has Passed A New Law Making It Easier For People To Change Their Gender
The law, which passed on Friday April 12, will allow people over 18 to choose their legal gender through a simple declaration.
Germany has passed a new law that allows people to self-identify their legal gender.
The law, which passed on Friday April 12, will allow people over 18 to choose their legal gender through a simple declaration.
Previously, people needed to get two psychiatrists’ assessments and then a court’s approval to change their gender.
Now people simply need to notify authorities three months before that they would like to choose a new gender out of male, female or diverse.
Children over 14 will be able to change their gender if they have parental consent and can take the case to a family court if parents don’t agree.
In the case of children under 14, parents can help them to make the application.
The law will take effect on Nov. 1st, when Germany will join places like Spain, Scotland and Finland in allowing people to self-identify their legal gender.
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