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Schools and authorities: Gender ban in Bavaria comes into force: From this Monday, gender-sensitive language is expressly forbidden in Bavaria's authorities ...
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Schools and authorities: Gender ban in Bavaria comes into force
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Bavaria bans gender language in authorities: Bavaria has banned gender language in state authorities and schools. Gender star, colon or media point are now ...
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Bavaria bans gender language in authorities
Quick Glance: Bavaria Bans Gendered Language in Official Communication
  • Bavaria prohibits gendered language and special characters in schools, universities, and government offices.

  • The ban aims to keep discourse spaces open and avoid exclusionary language.

  • Teachers must speak gender-inclusive language, with the Federal Student Conference criticizing the ban as patronizing.

  • The German Spelling Council does not recommend special characters in words, and Bavaria is adjusting regulations for gendered language.
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On Tuesday, the Bavarian cabinet decided to amend a regulation to ban gender-sensitive language in Bavarian authorities and schools:
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You can read more opinions from students on the gender ban here: Gender ban: totally goofy? What young people say about the gender ban in schools
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What is the point of preventing gender-sensitive language and why do gender stars, double and media point so many people angry? Where the language bans come ... Show more

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“City:innenverband”: Unknown gender CDU entries in Google Maps: Anyone who entered the search term “CDU” into the Internet map service on Monday was shown ...
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“City:innenverband”: Unknown gender CDU entries in Google Maps
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Language: The gender ban is coming ? and what happens then?: From April 1, a ban on special characters for gender-sensitive language will apply in public ...
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Language: The gender ban is coming ? and what happens then?
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Gender ban for an open discourse?: The Bavarian state government has banned gender-sensitive language with special characters in schools and public authorities ...
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Gender ban for an open discourse?
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Söder's gender ban in Bavaria is causing a stir: “ban party”, “paternalism”, “insolence”
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Söder's gender ban in Bavaria is causing a stir: “ban party” ...
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NDR, universities, schools: CDU politician from teaching wants to ban gender: The so-called gender asterisk is used in many authorities.
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NDR, universities, schools: CDU politician from teaching wants to ban ...
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Gender-sensitive language: 500 students against "gender ban" at Saxony-Anhalt schools
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Gender-sensitive language: 500 students against
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In Brandenburg, free voters are calling for a ban on gender in the authorities: In Brandenburg, gendering with special characters is to be prohibited by public ...
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In Brandenburg, free voters are calling for a ban on gender in the ...
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Bavaria: Söder wants to ban gendering in schools and public authorities: In future, special characters such as Binnen-I and gender asterisks will not be allowed ...
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Bavaria: Söder wants to ban gendering in schools and public authorities
Quick Glance: Söder Announces Gender Ban: End of Gendern in Bavarian Schools and Offices
  • Markus Söder criticizes the federal government's policies and focuses on Bavaria's future as a high-tech hub.

  • In his government statement, Söder calls for a ban on gendering in schools and offices.

  • Additionally, Söder aims for a stronger involvement of Bavaria in foreign policy, particularly with Israel.

  • The first government statement after the state election addresses the current challenges and the future of the Free State.
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Gender ban: Bavaria wants to ban inclusive language in schools: Markus Söder wants to ban gendering in schools. Why this isn't a good idea - especially not for ...
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Gender ban: Bavaria wants to ban inclusive language in schools
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Plans for a ban: A law against gender stereotypes?: Bavaria wants to ban gendering, Hesse wants to enforce correct language. But it's not that easy.
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Plans for a ban: A law against gender stereotypes?
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Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt prohibit gender-neutral language in schools. But some teachers are resisting. 👉 taz.de/!5972029/
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Gender language a mistake? This is how Weimar schools deal with it: The question arises, especially in German lessons: How to deal with gender-appropriate ...
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Gender language a mistake? This is how Weimar schools deal with it
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What schools and authorities in the Nuremberg region think of a gender ban: Nuremberg Land - What impact would the ban on gender-appropriate language announced ...
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What schools and authorities in the Nuremberg region think of a gender ban
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Gender ban dispute: Equal rights or culture war?: What does gender-equitable spelling look like? The issue is now also playing a role in coalition talks ...
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Gender ban dispute: Equal rights or culture war?
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gloss - Söder's gender ban: Much ado about nothing: Half of Germany is excitedly debating Markus Söder's gender ban in Bavarian authorities - This actually ...
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gloss - Söder's gender ban: Much ado about nothing
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Söder defends planned gender ban in schools against growing criticism: Associations accuse Bavaria's Prime Minister of division. There are also critical tones ...
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Söder defends planned gender ban in schools against growing criticism
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Gender power word from Markus Söder: Even the own Minister of Education is surprised
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Gender power word from Markus Söder: Even the own Minister of Education is ...
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Should gender be banned in schools and public institutions in Bavaria? One question, two opinions
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Should gender be banned in schools and public institutions in Bavaria? One ...
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Markus Söder plans to ban gender stereotyping in schools and administration, the CSU Minister President said on Tuesday in his first government statement in ... Show more
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“Danger of further division”: Educational associations criticize Söder’s gender ban
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“Danger of further division”: Educational associations criticize Söder’s ...
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Educational associations reject Söder's announced gender ban: Gender should be banned in Bavaria's schools. That's what the Prime Minister wants ...
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Educational associations reject Söder's announced gender ban
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Hesse: Excitement over planned gender ban: The CDU and SPD want to ban gender-neutral spellings in Hessian schools, universities and broadcasters ...
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Hesse: Excitement over planned gender ban
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Gender language: MV-CDU wants to ban asterisks and hyphens in schools: The Union demands that there should no longer be asterisks and colons for gender-neutral ...
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Gender language: MV-CDU wants to ban asterisks and hyphens in schools
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Why all the fuss about gender?: Gender is a constant issue, on the streets, in the media, in politics. Is it really just about language? Or is there more to it? ...
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Why all the fuss about gender?
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An education ministry bans the use of gender asterisks and similar spellings in schools#gender #gendern #grammatik #rechtschreibung #deutschland
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Lack of Equal Opportunities in Schools: Who? How? What?: The fact that gender-appropriate language is marked as a mistake in Saxony only reinforces the ...
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Lack of Equal Opportunities in Schools: Who? How? What?
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Will gendering in schools also be banned in Lower Saxony?: This week, the Ministry of Education in Saxony-Anhalt announced that it would ban gendering in schools ...
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Will gendering in schools also be banned in Lower Saxony?
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Announcement for teachers: Saxony-Anhalt's Ministry of Education prohibits gender asterisks in schools
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Announcement for teachers: Saxony-Anhalt's Ministry of Education prohibits ...
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Ministry of Culture expands restrictions on gendering: Asterisks and colons always cause heated tempers in Germany when it comes to so-called gendering ...
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Ministry of Culture expands restrictions on gendering
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Gender confusion in SH: What applies to schools and administrations: Asterisk, colon and underscore, prohibition or obligation? An analysis of gender-appropriate ...
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Gender confusion in SH: What applies to schools and administrations
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Council for German Orthography discusses gendering: Colon, underline and asterisk in the word: In Germany, controversial debates are being held about gendering ...
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Council for German Orthography discusses gendering
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Gender in schools and administration: where does the ban apply? Federal states overview
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Gender in schools and administration: where does the ban apply? Federal ...
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German spelling: who stops the gendering?: The Spelling Council fails to ensure the uniformity of the German language. In this context ...
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German spelling: who stops the gendering?
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In Saxony, there is a ban on using the opposite gender in school assignments - inverted commas, asterisks and other variants are not allowed ... Show more
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Saxony Ministry of Education and Culture: students criticize gender ban in schools and fear exodus
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Saxony Ministry of Education and Culture: students criticize gender ban in ...
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In Saxony's schools, teachers and students will no longer be allowed to use asterisks, colons or the internal I. What do you think?
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Berlin: The new report forms - gender-neutral on request: Waiver of "he" and "she" is possible. From the next school year on, these report forms are binding ...
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Berlin: The new report forms - gender-neutral on request
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Dispute over gender-neutral language: Berlin gender opponent wants to go to higher administrative court
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Dispute over gender-neutral language: Berlin gender opponent wants to go ...
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Gendern: Initiative wants to stop gender-equitable language: An initiative from Baden-Wüttemberg wants to ban genders in public institutions ...
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Gendern: Initiative wants to stop gender-equitable language
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Gender in schools: the court questions a thousand-year history of language: How the Berlin linguist Peter Eisenberg comments on the verdict on the use of gender ...
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Gender in schools: the court questions a thousand-year history of language
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Le gouvernement du Land rejette la proposition de l'AfD : Le genre ne doit pas compter comme une erreur dans les écoles de Basse-Saxe
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Le gouvernement du Land rejette la proposition de l'AfD : Le genre ne doit ...
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Gender-equitable language: Winfried Kretschmann rejects gendering in schools.: Binnen-I and colon: In Baden-Württemberg, the state student council wants to ...
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Gender-equitable language: Winfried Kretschmann rejects gendering in ...
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Free voters outraged by alleged "gender gaga" in Rhineland-Palatinate schools: What's the truth behind the accusation that schools are no longer allowed to talk ...
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Free voters outraged by alleged
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In Berlin: gender-neutral report cards are available upon request.: Berlin schools will soon dispense with pronouns in report cards if students or parents wish ...
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In Berlin: gender-neutral report cards are available upon request.
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In the future, Berlin schoolchildren will be able to choose their own pronouns in their reports
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In the future, Berlin schoolchildren will be able to choose their own ...
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Interview with the initiator: "Disrespectful": Why an initiative calls for the end of gendering
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Interview with the initiator:
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"Propaganda language": Hamburg initiative wants to ban gendering: A Hamburg petition for a referendum wants to ban gendering in administration and schools ...
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