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Self-Determination Act (Germany)
The law on self-determination with regard to gender entry (, SBGG), unofficially also called the Self-Determination Act () is intended to make it easier for transgender, intersex and Non-binary gender, non-binary people in Germany to have their Legal gender, gender entry and Given name, first name changed. A Draft Bill, draft bill of the law has been available since May 2023. Following detailed changes, it was passed as a government draft on 23 August 2023. Further changes were made before it was adopted by the Bundestag, German Bundestag on 12 April 2024 and passed the German Bundesrat on 17 May 2024. The law was promulgated in the Bundesgesetzblatt (Germany), Bundesgesetzblatt on 21 June 2024 and came into force on 1 November 2024. The law stipulates that the gender entry and first name can be changed by simply making a declaration at the Standesamt; a three-month waiting period must be observed beforehand. Gender-affirming surgery, Medical measures are neither regulated nor m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Bundestag
The Bundestag (, "Federal Diet") is the lower house of the German federal parliament. It is the only constitutional body of the federation directly elected by the German people. The Bundestag was established by Title III of the Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany () in 1949 as one of the legislative bodies of Germany, the other being the Bundesrat. It is thus the historical successor to the earlier Reichstag. The members of the Bundestag are representatives of the German people as a whole, are not bound by any orders or instructions and are only accountable to their conscience. As of the current 21st legislative period, the Bundestag has a fixed number of 630 members. The Bundestag is elected every four years by German citizens aged 18 and older. Elections use a mixed-member proportional representation system which combines First-past-the-post voting for constituency-seats with proportional representation to ensure its composition mirrors the national popular vo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
