Greens criticize

Gender ban in Bavaria in force since April 1

The gender ban came into force in Bavaria this Monday. From now on, the use of gender-sensitive gender language is expressly prohibited in schools, universities and authorities in the German Free State.

The cabinet passed the controversial regulation on March 19, and last week, on Maundy Thursday, the state government published the change in the Law and Ordinance Gazette.

"Multi-gender spellings not permitted"
The General Rules of Procedure (AGO) for the authorities of the Free State of Bavaria now state: "Multi-gender spellings using internal word symbols such as gender star, colon, gender gap or mediapoint are not permitted."

However, the ban has been sharply criticized by the Greens, political university groups, trade unions, queer associations and the Federal Student Conference, among others.