Since the adoption of the self-determination law, over 22,000 Germans have changed their gender in documents, thus simplifying the procedure.

Since November last year, over 22,000 Germans have requested a change of gender in official documents, thanks to new legislation that allows this. According to the new law, individuals who identify as a different gender can modify their first and last names, needing only a declaration at the civil registry office, with a prior appointment of three months.

The genders that can be recorded in official documents are male, female, diverse, or no gender. Before this reform, changing gender was a complicated and costly procedure, requiring medical evaluations. In the first month of the law's implementation, 7,057 changes were registered, with the number decreasing to 2,936 in the following month and to 1,244 in July. In comparison, under the old legislation, only 596 Germans managed to change their gender.