Today’s news told in names of two Czech companies.
Unfortunately, it took backlash from EU to turn the needle but they did it. Now one “only” needs 2 doctors’ recommendation, 1 year testing period, and then 2 more notes from doctors.

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pride month is over

[picture of entrance to Proficis, a small printer repair company]

but you no longer need to get castrated to change your official gender

[picture of trailer with ☺️Happy Trans CZ s.r.o., a transport company]

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    1 day ago

    pride month is over
    [picture of entrance to Proficis, a small printer repair company]

    I don’t get it. Happy Trans is obvious

    • ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.orgOP
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      1 day ago

      As Pride Month ends, companies are abandoning colorful stripes. Yes, it’s not very fitting but there isn’t a company called Sad Trans CZ, okay?

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        1 day ago

        ok, but I don’t see how the image shows abanoning colorful stripes. Is it the fact that it’s a printer repair shop? I don’t speak czech

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          It’s a loose fit, okay? Just a company that has “profi” and “cis” in its name, so no more pride flags in a professional setting. Not deeper than that.

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      19 hours ago

      …not until they file two doctors’ recommendations, a one-year waiting period, and two more notes from doctors…

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      Yup, Czechia is the preferred name, but either can be used. Inside the country, it’s like 5% pro-short-name, 5% pro-long-name, 30% don’t speak English, and 60% don’t care.

      We use “Česko” all the time even though it’s “Česká republika” (ČR) in all official documents. The historical lands (Bohemia, Moravia, part of Silesia) have nice short names already but “Czech” was a nationality before it was a country, which is why putting it in line with the others feels off. (Yes, there was a country that encompassed all of Czech Republic and more, called Království české (Kingdom of Bohemia) but Moravians didn’t complain because české means either Bohemian or Czech in Czech.)