Publications
„DIVERS” oder "KEINE ANGABE" - new publication
The brochure ‘’Divers’ or “no indication”? Legal information, everyday experiences and community tips on the gender entry ‘diverse’, the open entry and the regulations of the SBGG’ has been published. The State Coordination Inter* in the Queer Network Lower Saxony, the State Coordination Inter* NRW and the State Coordination Trans* NRW have published this in cooperation.
In April 2024, the ‘Gesetz über die Selbstbestimmung in Bezug auf den Geschlechtseintrag (SBGG)’, or Self-Determination Act for short, was passed and came into force on 1 November 2024. This will make it much easier to change the gender entry and first names in the civil status register. There are four options for a gender entry: ‘male’, ‘female’, ‘diverse’ and ‘no indication’.
In the first part of the brochure you will find the most important contents and regulations of the new Self-Determination Act and information on how the new procedure for changing first names and civil status will work. The second part of the brochure contains questions, answers and legal categorisation of everyday situations with the gender entry ‘diverse’ and the open gender entry.
The text was written by Kathrin Niedenthal (www.kanzlei-niedenthal.de) and Cai Schmitz-Weicht (www.freizeile.de) in consultation with the publishing specialist centres. The layout and illustrations were designed by Eli Alaimo Di Loro @boy_gogh. The brochure contains tips from various specialised and community tipps.
The brochure can be downloaded here in PDF format and ordered in printed form via the following links.
https://shop.queeres-netzwerk.nrw/
https://qnn.de/publikationen/
We look forward to receiving feedback on the brochure: inter@qnn.de, info@lako-inter.nrw or info@lako-trans.nrw.
„Divers” und jetzt?! - Eine Checkliste für den Arbeitsalltag von Personaler*innen und Arbeitgebende
Currently, this publication is only available in German. English title:
“Divers”, and now what?
– A checklist for the day-to-day work of HR managers and employers.
This new brochure is the result of a collaboration between North Rhine-Westphalia’s and Lower Saxony’s Intersex Coordination Offices (Landeskoordination Inter* NRW and Landeskoordination Inter* Niedersachsen). This checklist for the everyday work of HR staff and employers provides basic information on intersex realities and intersex people’s current legal situations. It also includes tips on how to make the application process and the period between jobs more inclusive for intersex people.
You can download or order this publication via E-Mail.
Resources
for intersex people, their parents and relatives
Inter NRW
This website is available in English, Turkish and German. It offers a wide range of information on intersex realities and resources, among others, for intersex people, their parents, relatives, and friends.
OII Europe
Umbrella organization of European, human-rights-based and intersex-led associations. Its website is available in Englishand includes publications on intersex topics in various languages.
Additionally, their project InterVisibility offers basic information in 30 languages.
Das Regenbogenportal
The Rainbow Web Portal offers an overview of different groups and community-led organizations, as well as a wide range of information. Some of its contents are translated into English, Turkish, Arabic, and Spanish.
OII Germany / IVIM
German branch of OII (Organisation Intersex International). Its website, only available in German, offers useful materials on intersex topics.
Verein Intergeschlechtliche Menschen e.V.
Thiswebsite (only available in German) contains a series of articles, as well as a selection of media, publications and fact papers on intersex topics.
TransInterQueer e.V.
Berlin-based organization offering resources (in German) and counseling (in German and English, online or in person) on intersex topics.
Achsoistdas
Comics in German language about queer people and their lives. It includes four comics in which intersex people talk about themselves.
Resources
for educators and professionals
Inter NRW
This website is available in English, Turkish, and German.
It offers a wide range of information for educators, medical professionals, and journalists.
Verein Intergeschlechtliche Menschen e.V. (IMeV)
Fact paper (currently only available in German) that includes suggestions and examples on how to think of school from a “diverse” perspective.
Inter* bei TrIQ
Brochure (only available in German) on intersex topics for doctors, therapists, and other health care & medicine professionals.
Verein Intergeschlechtliche Menschen e.V. (IMeV)
Brochure (only available in German) on intersex topics for birth attendants.
Verein Intergeschlechtliche Menschen e.V. (IMeV)
Brochure (only available in German) on how to provide care services for intersex people.
Resources
for journalists
Inter NRW
This website is available in English, Turkish, and German. It offers a wide range of information for media professionals.