- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✔ Legal
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✔ Legal, surgery not required
- Non-binary gender recognition
- ✖ Intersex only
- Discrimination
- ✔ Illegal
- Employment Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Housing Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Adoption
- ✔ Legal
- Military
- ✔ Legal
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- ✔ Banned
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
History
Homosexual activity in Nordrhein-Westfalen is legal.
Since Jun 11, 1994
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Nordrhein-Westfalen is no censorship.
Right to change legal gender in Nordrhein-Westfalen is legal, surgery not required.
Since Jan 28, 2011
In order to change the first names and gender entry, two psychological evaluations, which are generally paid for privately, as well as a court order are required.
In 2017, the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth (BMFSJ) commissioned the Humboldt University in Berlin to prepare an expert opinion on the "need for regulation and reform for transgender people".
It found that the current assessment procedure is in many cases characterized by disproportionate time and expense as well as degrading and discriminatory experiences and violates the fundamental rights of the applicants.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Nordrhein-Westfalen is intersex only.
Since Jan 1, 2019
Germany is introducing a law (Selbstbestimmungsgesetz) that will allow transgender and non-binary people to change their legal first names and gender identity once a year through self-identification.
If the legislation passes, transgender and non-binary people in Germany will no longer require psychological evaluations to legally change their name and gender.
In this newly presented Self-Determination Act, from the age of 14, minors may make the declaration themselves with the consent of their guardians. In order to protect the personal rights of young people, the family court can replace the parents' decision at the request of the minor in cases where the custodians do not consent, based on the best interests of the child.
Children under 14 will need their parents or guardians to make a registry office application on their behalf.
LGBT discrimination in Nordrhein-Westfalen is illegal.
Since Jun 29, 2006
The Federal Constitutional Court of Germany clarified in 1 BvR 2019/16 that the general right of personality (Article 2(1) in conjunction with Article 1(1) of the Basic Law) protects gender identity. It also protects the gender identity of non-binary people.
Article 3(3) of the Basic Law includes non-binary people on the protection against discrimination on ground of their gender.
LGBT employment discrimination in Nordrhein-Westfalen is sexual orientation and gender identity.
LGBT housing discrimination in Nordrhein-Westfalen is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Since Aug 18, 2006
Same-sex adoption in Nordrhein-Westfalen is legal.
Since Oct 1, 2017
Serving openly in military in Nordrhein-Westfalen is legal.
Since 2000
Blood donations by MSMs in Nordrhein-Westfalen is legal.
Going into effect Apr 1, 2023
Accordingly, the amendment to the law will oblige the German Medical Association to subsequently adapt the blood donation guidelines within four months in agreement with the Paul Ehrlich Institute, Germany’s medical regulatory body.
However, men who have sex with men outside of a monogamous relationship still face a 4 month deferral.
Conversion therapy in Nordrhein-Westfalen is banned.
Since Jun 24, 2020
Equal age of consent in Nordrhein-Westfalen is equal.
Since 1988