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German parliamentarians are to vote on a law that will make it easier to change gender identities and first names. Many trans people find the current lengthy procedures humiliating.
The German parliament has voted for legislation smoothing the process for transgender, intersex and nonbinary people to change their name and gender identity.
Germany's lower house of parliament, the Bundestag, is set to vote later on Friday on a law that would make it easier for people to change their first name and gender identity in official records. The reforms, called the Self-Determination Act, would allow people to make the changes with a simple procedure at government registry offices. Under current law, people seeking to change their names or officially registered genders are required to obtain expert medical assessments and a court decision.
The German Parliament approved a law on Friday that will make it easier for people to change their legal gender identities and first names.
Over-18s can change to male, female or diverse, an existing third gender option under German law.