New German Intersex Law: Third Gender but not as we want it
<p>The new German draft law to introduce a third option in personal status law has overwhelmingly been decried as a missed historical opportunity, or even as counterproductive, for a variety of reasons. The main criticisms are that the third option does not fully recognize gender diversity as...
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| description | <p>The new German draft law to introduce a third option in personal status law has overwhelmingly been decried as a missed historical opportunity, or even as counterproductive, for a variety of reasons. The main criticisms are that the third option does not fully recognize gender diversity as it will only be available to those with a medical diagnosis of an intersex condition, and that the government failed to genuinely consider the alternative option presented by the Constitutional Court – that of scrapping sex/gender registration altogether.</p>
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| spelling | doaj.art-8d73ff9ec0c949f79af4b36b5bc800fc2022-12-22T03:04:23ZdeuMax Steinbeis Verfassungsblog GmbHVerfassungsblog2366-70442366-7044New German Intersex Law: Third Gender but not as we want itGrietje Baars<p>The new German draft law to introduce a third option in personal status law has overwhelmingly been decried as a missed historical opportunity, or even as counterproductive, for a variety of reasons. The main criticisms are that the third option does not fully recognize gender diversity as it will only be available to those with a medical diagnosis of an intersex condition, and that the government failed to genuinely consider the alternative option presented by the Constitutional Court – that of scrapping sex/gender registration altogether.</p> https://verfassungsblog.de/new-german-intersex-law-third-gender-but-not-as-we-want-it/Gender, Trans rights |
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| title | New German Intersex Law: Third Gender but not as we want it |
| title_full | New German Intersex Law: Third Gender but not as we want it |
| title_fullStr | New German Intersex Law: Third Gender but not as we want it |
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| title_short | New German Intersex Law: Third Gender but not as we want it |
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| topic | Gender, Trans rights |
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