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Paul Myers

Germany brings in landmark law to cut red tape around changing gender

A new law comes into effect in Germany on 1 November that slices through the administrative procedures for people who want to alter their gender on official documents. © REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch

A new law making it simpler for transgender, intersex and non-binary people to change gender markers and names on official documents will came into force in Germany on Friday.

The Self-Determination Act was passed in the German parliament in April.

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