Now Transsexuals Can Change Their Names, Too
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BERLIN — Young people who surgically switch their genders can now legally change first names to match their new sex, Germany’s Constitutional Court ruled Friday.
The high court struck down a 1980 clause in the constitution that prevented transsexuals from changing their first names before their 25th birthdays.
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