I wonder if this will, at some point in the future, also ease changing first names without changing your gender. Currently, you need an extremely serious reason (e.g. your parents hated you right when you were born and called you Adolf while the Family name is Hermann) and run through a whole process to change your name.
Jede Person, deren Geschlechtsidentität von ihrem Geschlechtseintrag im Personenstandsregister abweicht, kann gegenüber dem Standesamt nach Maßgabe des § 45b des Personenstandsgesetzes erklären
Any person whose gender identity differs from his or her gender entry in the civil status register may declare to the registry office in accordance with section 45b of the Civil Status Act
So that seems like the requirement for making any changes is having a gender identity that differs from what’s currently official. IANAL though.
Ah, I see. I agree that wording doesn’t sound like you can do name change only. I remember reading that you can choose your own name but I suppose that must’ve been only in combination with a gender entry change then.
Hopefully there will be official confirmation at some point on what is possible. I have no need to change either name or gender for myself, but I’m happy that those who do will have a much easier time than before.
I wonder if this will, at some point in the future, also ease changing first names without changing your gender. Currently, you need an extremely serious reason (e.g. your parents hated you right when you were born and called you Adolf while the Family name is Hermann) and run through a whole process to change your name.
I hope they make it easier than changing gender twice. That would suck for everyone.
Heh, yeah, that also takes a year ;)
I’m
pretty sureno longer sure you can change your name and/or gender independently with this new law. Only limit is 1 change per year.Not the way I understand it.
It starts in § 2 with
So that seems like the requirement for making any changes is having a gender identity that differs from what’s currently official. IANAL though.
Ah, I see. I agree that wording doesn’t sound like you can do name change only. I remember reading that you can choose your own name but I suppose that must’ve been only in combination with a gender entry change then.
Hopefully there will be official confirmation at some point on what is possible. I have no need to change either name or gender for myself, but I’m happy that those who do will have a much easier time than before.