Overview

• Hamburg has recorded 872 declarations to change gender entry since November 2024, with Altona leading at 234 and Bergedorf lowest at 68.
• In Lübeck, 163 people changed entries and first names, including 78 from female to male, 44 from male to female, 22 deletions, and 19 to the "divers" category.
• Flensburg reports 100 changes across all options, while Neumünster logged 23 male, 10 female, 10 divers, and 2 deletions, and Norderstedt recorded 35 changes.
• Under the Self-Determination Act, changes proceed by declaration filed three months in advance and are finalized by the birth-place registry without expert reports.
• The governing coalition has slated a review by July 2026, with debate heightened by the case of Marla‑Svenja Liebich, who has not appeared to begin a prison sentence.