https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The German government on Wednesday approved a draft law allowing a third gender option on birth certificates for babies who are not distinctly male or female. https://www.thelocal.de/20180815/diverse-cabinet-agrees-to-third-gender-on-birth-certificate Wed, 15 Aug 2018 15:33:47 +0200 diverse-cabinet-agrees-to-third-gender-on-birth-certificate A thorough medical check-up awaits anyone who applies to join Germany's police or fire service. But transsexual or intersexual applicants probably won't make the cut, it emerged on Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20151218/transsexuals-unfit-to-join-police-says-mp Fri, 18 Dec 2015 16:38:12 +0100 transsexuals-unfit-to-join-police-says-mp Claudia Schmidt initially seems like a typical 'wine queen' (Weinkönigin). She's got the flowing white dress, long silk gloves and very sparkly tiara - and lit up the otherwise downbeat Greens election party at Berlin's Columbiahalle last Sunday. https://www.thelocal.de/20130927/52131 Fri, 27 Sep 2013 16:15:00 +0200 52131