Overview

• Anastasia Biefang, a Bundeswehr officer, faced disciplinary action in 2019 for a private Tinder profile that openly expressed her sexual identity and preferences.
• The Bundesverfassungsgericht ruled her constitutional complaint inadmissible, as the disciplinary reference had been automatically removed from her personnel file in 2022 under the three-year deletion rule.
• Biefang argued that the disciplinary action violated her constitutional right to sexual self-determination and personal freedom of expression.
• The case has drawn attention to broader debates about LGBTQ+ rights and the balance between personal expression and military decorum within the Bundeswehr.
• Advocacy groups like Gesellschaft für Freiheitsrechte (GFF) and QueerBw supported Biefang’s legal efforts, highlighting the need for institutional reforms to accommodate diverse identities in the military.