Panel discussion: "3rd gender entry"

Following the Federal Constitutional Court's ruling that a third positive gender entry must be created, the Bundestag passed a reform of the Civil Status Act in December 2018, introducing a third option for gender entry. This created legal recognition of the fact that there are more than two genders. This represents an important step towards visibility and legal equality for people who identify as neither "male" nor "female". At the same time, the new regulation has been criticized for excluding many people and ignoring issues relating to the self-determination of gender identity and physical integrity.

After the two lectures by Prof. Dr. Christof Rolker (Univ. Bamberg) and Dipl.-Psych. René_ Hornstein (AG trans*emancipatory university politics), the panel discussion will be dedicated to the current new regulation on the 3rd gender entry in order to discuss challenges for the university and its equality efforts.

The event room is wheelchair accessible and will be held in German spoken language.

Organizer: IAG Women's and Gender Studies, and departments "Sociology of Diversity" and "Gender/Diversity in Informatics Systems"

Venue: Arnold-Bode-Str. 2, Room 0401