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Changing one's name within an everyday social context can be as simple as informing others of one's choice. However, in societies with a complex legal system (or equivalent), there can be conditions that place limitations on the individual's right to self determination, which can be especially problematic for [[nonbinary]] individuals. For example, in Germany the Standesamt (Office of Vital Statistics) <ref>http://standesamtauskunft.de/Default2.aspx</ref> typically refuses to recognise in German civil registration law names that are gender-ambiguous; a given name must indicate that the owner is either 'male' or 'female'. | Changing one's name within an everyday social context can be as simple as informing others of one's choice. However, in societies with a complex legal system (or equivalent), there can be conditions that place limitations on the individual's right to self determination, which can be especially problematic for [[nonbinary]] individuals. For example, in Germany the Standesamt (Office of Vital Statistics) <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://standesamtauskunft.de/Default2.aspx |title=Archive copy |access-date=2022-04-08 |archive-date=2021-09-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210920205748/https://standesamtauskunft.de/Default2.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref> typically refuses to recognise in German civil registration law names that are gender-ambiguous; a given name must indicate that the owner is either 'male' or 'female'. | ||
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