TIN*clusive University
The Law to Amend the Civil Status Act (Gesetz zur Änderung des Personenstandgesetzes) went into effect at the end of 2018. The amendment of the Civil Status Act, which now allows for the entry of “female”, “male”, “not specified” and a fourth entry option for non-binary individuals (in German: "divers") in the birth register, no longer requires adherence to a binary gender assignment system. This also made the general public aware of the conversation about the linguistic visibility of gender diversity. Terminology (pdf file)
With the aspiration of shaping gender- and diversity-sensitive language and images, TU Dresden is also examining these issues. Thus, for instance, Measure 9.1 in the 2018 Equality Concept explicitly focuses on the development of recommendations and support in implementing the new requirements.
TU Dresden Equality Concept (pdf file)
On 9/23/2019, a round-table discussion involving all of the Directorates and other committed stakeholders met for the first time to discuss the question of what these new legal provisions mean in detail for our daily work life with its processes and routines and how we intend to handle the new circumstances. Further discussions will be taking place over the coming months.
Information about the Work Group – Language
Further documents
- Criteria for TIN-clusive universities
- Inter and Trans at University Brochure - IT System Requirements
- Inter and Trans at University Brochure - Information for Decision-Makers
- BuKoF (Federal Conference of Women and Gender Equality Representatives) recommendations for action to promote gender diversity at universities
© Michael Kretzschmar
Dr. phil. Jutta Luise Eckhardt
Gender Equality Commissioner and Women's Representative at TUD
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