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German parliament votes to make it easier for transgender people to change their name and gender (www.nbcnews.com)

submitted 6 months ago by CyberEgg@discuss.tchncs.de to c/lgbtq_plus@beehaw.org

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[-] Zworf@beehaw.org 25 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

In Holland the government just said they dropped all plans to do this 🤬 The plans were basically ready to be signed off.

Of course in the last election the extreme-right won 25% of the votes so the cause is clear 😭

[-] bownage@beehaw.org 19 points 6 months ago

We love importing everything from the US, especially disinformation based fearmongering 🙏🙏

Makes me real sad because the bill passing would have meant it might not be a horrible journey for me to get my legal gender changed to nonbinary/X. Now I'm not expecting it to ever happen tbh.

[-] Zworf@beehaw.org 14 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Yeah I'm surprised (well, more appalled) about my "friends" often repeating complete BS misinformation that comes straight from the republican Trump campaign. Like that children are being indoctrinated (apparently this refers to the Rugers Stichting campaign "Lentekriebels" but it is really a complete BS point, it's purely aimed at understanding and against bullying). Or that children of 10-12 are receiving gender surgery which is also complete nonsense.

I've stopped talking to some of them because I'm so sick of hearing this BS. I'm not even sure where they get infected by this narrative, maybe tiktok or something.

[-] xilliah@beehaw.org 7 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

I'm Dutch and in two months I'll see a psychiatrist to get a diagnosis. I'm so curious what she's going to ask cuz I honestly don't know why anybody would make this shit up. I know that she's supposed to be good though.

The last one put me on the autism train and I said that if that's true it doesn't bother me in the least, so what about the trans diagnosis?

Anyway I'm DIY now ¯\(ツ)/¯

Really pisses me off.

[-] Zworf@beehaw.org 4 points 6 months ago

I’m Dutch and in two months I’ll see a psychiatrist to get a diagnosis. I’m so curious what she’s going to ask cuz I honestly don’t know why anybody would make this shit up. I know that she’s supposed to be good though.

I had a discussion with someone on a Dutch forum recently who said people make this stuff up just to 'be different' so they are more accepted. The amount of anti-trans disinformation there is really crazy now.

I'm not trans myself (though I'm definitely a bit queer) but I have several trans friends and I know the stuff they go through so it triggers me. I'm really sorry this law is probably not making it through.

PS I'm sorry about your crush 😢 (Sorry I clicked through to your profile - not stalking 😇 )

The last one put me on the autism train and I said that if that’s true it doesn’t bother me in the least, so what about the trans diagnosis?

Yeah I probably am too though never diagnosed. Doesn't really bother me either. Either way I am who I am whatever label you put on it and I have to deal with that.

[-] xilliah@beehaw.org 3 points 6 months ago

To be more accepted, haha omg it's a lot of things but it's the polar opposite of feeling accepted. Maybe it's because people don't feel accepted that they tend to express the need more and that's why it might seem like that's the issue to an outsider.

😊 It's okay thx for writing that. I'm sad but also relieved because it wasn't an entirely new issue.

Hmm well if I have autism I'd be surprised. I'm basically the opposite of it as far as I can tell, and unfortunately I often have issues getting along with people who have it. He specifically ignored my trans related questions so I presume he was simply being transphobic. Safe to say I didn't go again and will file an official complaint soon in the hopes of them getting training. It's dangerous.