Last November Germany became the first European country to officially recognize a "third gender" category, this time on birth certificates for intersex infants. If their children show both male and female characteristics, parents can now mark their birth certificates with an "X," for undetermined gender.
The law gives the possibility for intersex children (as many as 1 in 2,000 babies) to decide their gender identity once they reach an adult age, and not to be labeled male or female at birth without their will. Until now, parents had only one week to register their intersex baby as a boy or a girl, which often led to forced surgery on the child's genitalia.
Last November Germany became the first European country to officially recognize a "third gender" category, this time on birth certificates for intersex infants. If their children show both male and female characteristics, parents can now mark their birth certificates with an "X," for undetermined gender. The law gives the possibility for intersex children (as many as 1 in 2,000 babies) to decide their gender identity once they reach an adult age, and not to be labeled male or female at birth without their will. Until now, parents had only one week to register their intersex baby as a boy or a girl, which often led to forced surgery on the child's genitalia.
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