On 31. March is the International day of Trans visibility.
In Germany, it’s the people who don’t, or not quite with the birth of originally assigned gender to identify themselves, especially a rapid Change in the German transsexual law (TSG). For many, it is a gauntlet.
In the PICTURE is a Trans-activist explains the procedure.
The human rights activist Julia Monro (38) reported on the experiences of a TRANS woman, Stefanie photo: private
The human rights activist Julia Monro (38) is the founder of Transkids.de an Institution for Trans children and young people, and one of the Central points of contact for the life situation of transsexual people in Germany. It negotiates directly with the Federal government and makes the public Relations at the German society for TRANS identity and intersexuality .
In the IMAGE she portrays, as a TRANS woman experienced the degrading process for personal change.
The TRANS woman, Stefanie was, as the law requires, first, an application name and change of status . For this you had to introduce yourself in Germany according to TSG, first of a judge of the competent district court. It is an allocation of two psychotherapists who rated their Situation as a referee and decided whether or not their TRANS-gender identity since at least three years followed.
At your first appointment, it was brought Stefanie into an empty office, had to fill out a questionnaire. With very degrading questions: among other things, information about the own sexual orientation were asked. The sexual orientation, so if Stefanie loves or with whom you are sharing the bed, has nothing to do with the desire of their name change, irritated you at first.
