Queermed Blog​

We all know it: every time we visit a doctor’s office for the first time, we are presented with it. The medical history form. To write down all the data required by the practice. Even in 2023, I’ve only ever seen one practice in my life where I was handed a tablet and asked to fill everything in digitally. But let’s start again…

A study by the Federal Anti-Discrimination Agency shows that people affected by discrimination in the healthcare sector are very often left to fend for themselves

In der heutigen Sitzung des Bundestages wurde über das „Gesetz zur Selbstbestimmung bei der Geschlechtsregistrierung und zur Änderung weiterer Vorschriften“ (SBBG) abgestimmt.
Damit ist die Vorlage angenommen und das „Transsexuellengesetz“ (TSG) kann abgeschafft werden.

Ab dem 1. November 2024 ist eine Änderung des Geschlechtseintrags und des Vornamens nur noch durch Selbstanzeige beim Standesamt möglich.

The very first version of the guide was an idea developed together with Queermed Austria.

Since then, Queermed Germany has expanded and revised the guide on its website several times. Due to increased requests from doctors and therapists, Queermed founder Sara Grzybek has overhauled the guide in recent months and it is now available as a PDF and a print version.

Social and legal counsellors and activists from Oldenburg and the surrounding area have founded a nationwide online counselling service for refugees in Kurdish, English, German and Turkish.

This year has started strongly with awards, at least for Queermed. Just like last year ended with awards.