Exciting court case

Viennese man wants to retire earlier as a woman

A 62-year-old man who considers himself to be a woman is now before the Supreme Court.(Bild: Krone KREATIV/Scharinger © Laurin Christl Andreas Tischler / Vienna Press)

A Viennese man born in 1962 had his gender changed in the Central Civil Status Register - and is now insisting on the lower standard retirement age for women. Will up to 50,000 men now also dare to take this step - at the expense of taxpayers?

This case is stirring things up: In March 2023, a man born in 1962 applied to have his gender changed from "male" to "female" in the Central Civil Status Register. According to the website of the City of Vienna, this change means that you are officially recognized in your living gender and can receive appropriate documents.