Convicted neo-Nazi’s gender identity switch sparks law debate in Germany

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00:00A convicted neo-Nazi is at the center of a furious debate in Germany after legally changing genders

00:05and being sent to a women's prison under the country's new gender self-determination law.

00:13The Washington Post reports Marla Svenja Liebich, formerly known as Sven Liebich,

00:19was sentenced to 18 months in 2023 for incitement to hatred, defamation, and other offenses.

00:25Last year, she legally changed her name and gender just after Germany's Self-Determination Act took effect.

00:32Under that law, prison assignments are based on registered gender, not sex at birth.

00:38Critics, including Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt, call it a blatant abuse of the system and are demanding tighter rules.

00:46Others, like left-leaning politician Marlene Schoenberger, fired back,

00:51accusing Dobrindt of using the controversy to undermine the law itself.

00:56The law lets adults change their name and gender once a year,

01:00without medical or psychological evaluation, usually within months.

01:04Meanwhile, Liebich now claims to be a devout Jew, requesting kosher meals and pastoral care behind bars.

01:11She is expected to report to a women's prison on Friday.

01:15Officials will then decide if she remains there, weighing the security of other inmates and her own safety.

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