AfD on equality and diversity

The AfD wants to move in the Bundesrat for the repeal of the Selbstbestimmungsgesetz (Self-Determination Act), because it views sex as a biological fact. Puberty blockers used to begin a gender transition are to be banned, and related treatments allowed only from age 18.

The AfD says there are only two sexes. It wants to end the Self-Determination Act. This law lets people change their sex entry at the registry office. Children should not get drugs that stop puberty. Such treatments should only be allowed from age 18.

Since November 2024 the Self-Determination Act has allowed people to change their registered sex once a year; the AfD considers this incompatible with biological reality. According to the platform, stating biological facts must not be punishable. Treatments connected with gender transition are to be limited to adults and require close medical and psychological supervision. The party sees giving hormones to minors as a danger to child welfare. Public funding for what it calls gender ideology and early sexualization is to end in daycare centers and schools.

The AfD wants to issue a decree requiring state agencies and public educational institutions to write only according to the rules of the Council for German Orthography. Gender asterisks, colons and the internal capital I would no longer be used there. The party regards these spellings as cultural paternalism.

The AfD wants to ban gender-inclusive language in public offices, schools and universities. This means, for example, asterisks or colons inside words. Only the official spelling rules should apply there. The AfD says the German language is part of the culture.

The requirement would cover all official communication of the state as well as schools and universities. The standard is the rules of the Council for German Orthography. The platform calls the German language a central feature of cultural identity. The AfD regards gender-inclusive spellings as ideologically motivated and not as a contribution to equality.