it still ticks me off that germany basically doesn't give their citizens the right to choose their own name, except in very specific circumstances, and even then only under certain conditions

[lea@lea.pet]

it still ticks me off that germany basically doesn't give their citizens the right to choose their own name, except in very specific circumstances, and even then only under certain conditions

like recently i was thinking that it'd be nice to give myself a cute middle name. but NOPE! not allowed

i hate this country's laid back shitty laws. it's rare that i praise the UK but there you can change your name whenever you want, without going to a court or following lengthy procedures or paying a bunch of money. you just get 2 friends to sign a piece of paper and done

germany? go and prove to a court that you have an important reason for changing your name. or be trans and get one (1) firstname change. because god forbid people have the right to CHOOSE HOW THEY'RE FUCKING CALLED

[causeofbsod@wetdry.world]

@lea ok so technically you do have to pay the courts 50 quid (iirc) to do it properly (alongside getting 2 of your mates to sign a piece of paper) but only a few specific contexts require you to do it that way as well

[oli@mastodon.hermitcollective.net]

@CauseOfBSOD @lea the enrolled way, and the unenrolled way