We demand a better and above all dignified change of the first name and civil status change for all transgender people in Germany. We too have a right to self-determination!

The Federal Ministry has published a draft law to reform the TSG of 1981 with regard to the change of first name and civil status (note by the translator: gender entry in the birth certificate and other documents). [1]

From 2020, the two expert opinions required so far will no longer be required and instead "qualified advice" with a certificate will suffice. Nevertheless, a judicial procedure must be followed to have the gender entry and the name adapted.

The draft comprises 31 pages, which were sent at noon on 8. May 2019 as a circular letter to various associations by circular mail, which have only 2 days to comment, i.e. until 10. May 2019. According to the explanatory memorandum of the law, the advisors remain the same as before - the content will hardly change at all.

After many years of struggle, we finally want an appropriate change or reform of the law, which also applies to a modern society and makes things easier for us. After all, we are not criminals.