Entry #13944: Serving openly in military in Ireland

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RegionIreland
IssueServing openly in military
StatusIllegal
Start DateJan 1, 1861
End DateJan 1, 1993
DescriptionFrom roughly 1860s to 1993 it was illegal to serve in the military as a open gay male/ lesbian female due to 1861 act criminalizing homosexual relations of any kind, please see homosexual activity.
Sourceshttps://web.archive.org/web/20041105112227/http://www.worldlii.org/eu/cases/ECHR/1988/22.html


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Original entry
StatusIllegal
Start DateJan 1, 1861
End DateJan 1, 1993
DescriptionFrom roughly 1860s to 1993 it was illegal to serve in the military as a open gay male/ lesbian female due to 1861 act criminalizing homosexual relations of any kind, please see homosexual activity.
Sourceshttps://web.archive.org/web/20041105112227/http://www.worldlii.org/eu/cases/ECHR/1988/22.html