The law on self-determination with regard to gender entry (German: Gesetz über die Selbstbestimmung in Bezug auf den Geschlechtseintrag, SBGG), unofficially also called the Self-Determination Act (German: Selbstbestimmungsgesetz) is intended to make it easier for transgender, intersex and non-binary people in Germany to have their gender entry and first name changed.

[5] The law stipulates that the gender entry and first name can be changed by simply making a declaration at the Standesamt; A three-month waiting period must be observed beforehand.

"For special reasons of public interest", e.g. B. for criminal prosecution, this ban is suspended (Section 13 Paragraph 1 Sentence 3).

Anyone who violates the ban on disclosure and thereby intentionally harms the person concerned should commit an administrative offense and be liable to a fine of up to €10,000 (Section 14).

[5] Queer associations criticised the final draft for the 3-month waiting period, which did not previously exist in TSG and § 45b PStG.

Legal guardians should be there to protect vulnerable people from things like giving away their possessions, but not to prevent them from coming out as trans, the association "Queer Handicap" argued.

[8] In a letter dated June 13, 2024, United Nations Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women Reem Alsalem criticised the Self-Determination Act.

She cautioned that the current measures in place to safeguard women and girls from male perpetrators of violence were inadequate, and highlighted the potential for minors aged 14 and above to alter their gender registration without the consent of their legal guardians.