German Cabinet approves law easing gender, name changes

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German Family Minister Lisa Paus said a new law easing the path for individuals to officially change their gender had been approved by the Cabinet on Wednesday, hailing it as "a big moment" for transgender and intersex people.

The proposed "Self-Determination Act" allows for changes to be made in a simple procedure at government registry offices.

Paus said the reform served "to protect minorities who have been discriminated against for a long time and is socio-political progress."

Under current rules, individuals must submit two psychological reports to change the entries with a district court making the final decision.

However, the government says there are exceptions here, and that the law would not allow people to escape criminal prosecution by changing their name and gender.

Non-binary means people who do not classify themselves as male or female according to conventional gender divisions.

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- I hope they make it easier than changing gender twice. That would suck for everyone.
- I'm ~~pretty sure~~ no longer sure you can change your name and/or gender independently with this new law. Only limit is 1 change per year.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
German Family Minister Lisa Paus said a new law easing the path for individuals to officially change their gender had been approved by the Cabinet on Wednesday, hailing it as "a big moment" for transgender and intersex people.
The proposed "Self-Determination Act" allows for changes to be made in a simple procedure at government registry offices.
Paus said the reform served "to protect minorities who have been discriminated against for a long time and is socio-political progress."
Under current rules, individuals must submit two psychological reports to change the entries with a district court making the final decision.
However, the government says there are exceptions here, and that the law would not allow people to escape criminal prosecution by changing their name and gender.
Non-binary means people who do not classify themselves as male or female according to conventional gender divisions.
The original article contains 371 words, the summary contains 140 words. Saved 62%. I'm a bot and I'm open source!