Transgender individuals should be able to change their official gender and first name without red tape
(WorldNews Switzerland)

Bern, 24.05.2018 - In future, transgender and gender-variant individuals should be able to change the civil register entries for their gender and first name without any red tape. At its meeting on 23 May 2018, the Federal Council referred the corresponding change to the Swiss Civil Code forward for consultation. In doing so, it continues to pursue its policy of aligning civil law with the actual needs and realities of daily life among the population. To improve the situation of transgender and gender-variant individuals, the Federal Council plans to make it easier to change civil register entries for gender and first name. People who feel strongly that they do not belong to the gender...