Overview

• Anastasia Biefang, a high-ranking Bundeswehr officer, faced disciplinary action in 2019 over her Tinder profile, which referenced her trans identity and sexual preferences.
• The Bundeswehr cited her profile as damaging to her professional image as a battalion commander, leading to a formal reprimand.
• Biefang challenged the reprimand, arguing it violated her constitutional rights to personality development and sexual self-determination.
• The Bundesverfassungsgericht dismissed her complaint on April 16, 2025, citing the expungement of the reprimand from her personnel file as rendering the case moot.
• The case highlights ongoing tensions between personal expression and strict decorum standards in the military, particularly for LGBTQ+ personnel.