BERLIN: Germans will be able to change their legal gender more easily from Friday (Nov 1) thanks to a new law hailed as a "historic" step for the LGBTQ community. Under the Gender Self-Determination Act, anyone will be able to change their name or legal gender by making a simple application to their local registry office. The legislation replaces a law known as the Transsexuals Act dating back to the early 1980s, under which Germans who wanted to change their legal gender had to submit two