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Gesetz uber die Selbstbestimmung in Bezug auf den Geschlechtseintrag

Why this source is used

Official consolidated German Self-Determination Act text for gender-entry and first-name changes.

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Start with the answer How did gender recognition and self-determination expand internationally? They expanded through court judgments, self-identification laws, third-gender markers and national trans-rights legislation. Read the topic guide International Gender Recognition and Self-Determination International gender-recognition reform expanded through court judgments, self-identification laws, third-gender options and national legislation.

Source Status

Publisher
Gesetze im Internet / Bundesministerium der Justiz
Type
legal
Reliability
high
Cited by
3 pages

Source Links

Open original source https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/sbgg/BJNR0CE0B0024.html Accessed 5 June 2026

Used by Topics

International Gender Recognition and Self-Determination

Used by Questions

How did gender recognition and self-determination expand internationally?

Used by Timeline Events

1 November 2024 InternationalLegalTrans

Germany's Self-Determination Act Replaces 1980 Transsexuals Law

Germany's Self-Determination Act (Selbstbestimmungsgesetz) came into force, allowing individuals aged 14 and over to change their gender marker and first name through a simple declaration at a civil registry office with no psychiatric evaluations, court hearings, or medical interventions required. The Act replaced the 1980 Transsexuals Act which had been declared unconstitutional across multiple rulings. In the first two months, 10,589 gender changes were registered — compared to just 596 in the preceding ten months under the old law.