The controversy began in mid-2022 when Vollbrecht co-authored an article in Die Welt criticizing German public broadcasters for what she termed "transgender ideology" and the "indoctrination of children". This led to the cancellation of her scheduled lecture at Humboldt University's "Long Night of the Sciences" following planned protests by activists. Trans Panic Comes to Germany - The New Fascism Syllabus
In a separate matter, the Berlin Administrative Court prohibited Humboldt University from issuing derogatory press releases about Vollbrecht. The court found that a university statement distancing itself from her lacked a "sustainable factual basis" and unfairly disparaged her. The court found that a university statement distancing
The Cologne Regional Court ruled against Vollbrecht in a dispute regarding her comments on Nazi persecution. The court determined that her tweets disputing the persecution of transgender people under the Nazi regime could be interpreted as "denying Nazi crimes". Consequently, the court allowed the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Transidentität und Intersexualität (dgti) to continue using the hashtag "#MarieLeugnetNS-Verbrechen" (#MarieDeniesNS-Crimes). The court found that a university statement distancing
In 2022, biologist Marie-Luise Vollbrecht was involved in several high-profile legal disputes in Germany related to her views on gender and history. While the user's prompt suggests a victory, the outcomes were mixed across different cases: The court found that a university statement distancing