Entry #2578: LGBT housing discrimination in Kazakhstan

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Region	Kazakhstan
Issue	LGBT housing discrimination
Status	Sexual orientation and gender identity
Start Date	(unknown)
End Date	(none)
Description	According to the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the people's right to housing shall not be violable (Article 25 of the Constitution). And even though neither sexual orientation nor gender identity is included into the protected categories of people from discrimination explicitly, as neither of them is viewed as a mental illness in Kazakhstan (no reference to SOGI as a mental illness in the official list of mental illness nor in the Health Code), a non-cishet person may not be considered incompetent, and therefore, their rights to housing may not be discriminated against
Sources	https://database.ilga.org/kazakhstan-lgbti https://www.akorda.kz/en/official_documents/constitution https://adilet.zan.kz/rus/docs/V1500010858#z6 https://adilet.zan.kz/eng/docs/K090000193_

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Revision History (36)

May 22, 2024

edited by acegro. Incorrect status. We came to an agreement on Discord

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	Old Value	New Value (Current)
Value	No protections	Sexual orientation and gender identity
Description	According to the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the people's right to housing shall not be violable (Article 25 of the Constitution). However neither sexual orientation nor gender identity is included into the protected categories of people from discrimination explicitly.	According to the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the people's right to housing shall not be violable (Article 25 of the Constitution). And even though neither sexual orientation nor gender identity is included into the protected categories of people from discrimination explicitly, as neither of them is viewed as a mental illness in Kazakhstan (no reference to SOGI as a mental illness in the official list of mental illness nor in the Health Code), a non-cishet person may not be considered incompetent, and therefore, their rights to housing may not be discriminated against
Description	Show Difference According to the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the people's right to housing shall not be violable (Article 25 of the Constitution). However neither sexual orientation nor gender identity is included into the protected categories of people from discrimination explicitly. And even though neither sexual orientation nor gender identity is included into the protected categories of people from discrimination explicitly, as neither of them is viewed as a mental illness in Kazakhstan (no reference to SOGI as a mental illness in the official list of mental illness nor in the Health Code), a non-cishet person may not be considered incompetent, and therefore, their rights to housing may not be discriminated against

May 21, 2024

edited by Nathan. Status correction. No explicit protections.

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	Sexual orientation and gender identity	No protections
Start Date	Aug 30, 1995	(unknown)

May 13, 2024

edited by acegro. Reverting to revision #38463: Correcting the status

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	No protections	Sexual orientation and gender identity

May 10, 2024

edited by Samuel_NOT_Samuele. fixed mistake

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	Sexual orientation and gender identity	No protections

May 10, 2024

edited by Samuel_NOT_Samuele. fixed mistake

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Description	According to the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the people's right to housing shall not be violable (Article 25 of the Constitution). And even though neither sexual orientation nor gender identity is included into the protected categories of people from discrimination explicitly, as neither of them is viewed as a mental illness in Kazakhstan (no reference to SOGI as a mental illness in the official list of mental illness nor in the Health Code), a non-cishet person may not be considered incompetent, and therefore, their rights to housing may not be discriminated against	According to the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the people's right to housing shall not be violable (Article 25 of the Constitution). However neither sexual orientation nor gender identity is included into the protected categories of people from discrimination explicitly.
Description	Show Difference According to the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the people's right to housing shall not be violable (Article 25 of the Constitution). And even though neither sexual orientation nor gender identity is included into the protected categories of people from discrimination explicitly, as neither of them is viewed as a mental illness in Kazakhstan (no reference to SOGI as a mental illness in the official list of mental illness nor in the Health Code), a non-cishet person may not be considered incompetent, and therefore, their rights to housing may not be discriminated against However neither sexual orientation nor gender identity is included into the protected categories of people from discrimination explicitly.

May 10, 2024

edited by acegro. Added sources and corrected the status

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	No protections	Sexual orientation and gender identity
Start Date	(unknown)	Aug 30, 1995
Description	According to ILGA, there are no explicit legal protections based on sexual orientation or gender identity in housing. According to the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the people's right to housing shall not be violable (Article 25 of the Constitution). And even though neither sexual orientation nor gender identity is included into the protected categories of people from discrimination explicitly, as neither of them is viewed as a mental illness in Kazakhstan, a non-cishet person may not be considered incompetent, and therefore, their rights to housing may not be discriminated against.	According to the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the people's right to housing shall not be violable (Article 25 of the Constitution). And even though neither sexual orientation nor gender identity is included into the protected categories of people from discrimination explicitly, as neither of them is viewed as a mental illness in Kazakhstan (no reference to SOGI as a mental illness in the official list of mental illness nor in the Health Code), a non-cishet person may not be considered incompetent, and therefore, their rights to housing may not be discriminated against
Description	Show Difference According to ILGA, there are no explicit legal protections based on sexual orientation or gender identity in housing. According to the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the people's right to housing shall not be violable (Article 25 of the Constitution). And even though neither sexual orientation nor gender identity is included into the protected categories of people from discrimination explicitly, as neither of them is viewed as a mental illness in Kazakhstan, a non-cishet person may not be considered incompetent, and therefore, their rights to housing may not be discriminated against. people's right to housing shall not be violable (Article 25 of the Constitution). And even though neither sexual orientation nor gender identity is included into the protected categories of people from discrimination explicitly, as neither of them is viewed as a mental illness in Kazakhstan (no reference to SOGI as a mental illness in the official list of mental illness nor in the Health Code), a non-cishet person may not be considered incompetent, and therefore, their rights to housing may not be discriminated against
Sources	https://database.ilga.org/kazakhstan-lgbti https://www.akorda.kz/en/official_documents/constitution https://adilet.zan.kz/rus/docs/V1500010858#z6	https://database.ilga.org/kazakhstan-lgbti https://www.akorda.kz/en/official_documents/constitution https://adilet.zan.kz/rus/docs/V1500010858#z6 https://adilet.zan.kz/eng/docs/K090000193_
Sources	Show Difference https://database.ilga.org/kazakhstan-lgbti https://www.akorda.kz/en/official_documents/constitution https://adilet.zan.kz/rus/docs/V1500010858#z6 https://database.ilga.org/kazakhstan-lgbti https://www.akorda.kz/en/official_documents/constitution https://adilet.zan.kz/rus/docs/V1500010858#z6 https://adilet.zan.kz/eng/docs/K090000193_

Mar 12, 2024

edited by Nathan. Status correction. No explicit protections

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	Sexual orientation and gender identity	No protections
Start Date	Aug 30, 1995	(unknown)
Description	According to the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the people's right to housing shall not be violable (Article 25 of the Constitution). And even though neither sexual orientation nor gender identity is included into the protected categories of people from discrimination explicitly, as neither of them is viewed as a mental illness in Kazakhstan, a non-cishet person may not be considered incompetent, and therefore, their rights to housing may not be discriminated against.	According to ILGA, there are no explicit legal protections based on sexual orientation or gender identity in housing. According to the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the people's right to housing shall not be violable (Article 25 of the Constitution). And even though neither sexual orientation nor gender identity is included into the protected categories of people from discrimination explicitly, as neither of them is viewed as a mental illness in Kazakhstan, a non-cishet person may not be considered incompetent, and therefore, their rights to housing may not be discriminated against.
Description	Show Difference According to the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the people's right to housing shall not be violable (Article 25 of the Constitution). And even though neither sexual orientation nor gender identity is included into the protected categories of people from discrimination explicitly, as neither of them is viewed as a mental illness in Kazakhstan, a non-cishet person may not be considered incompetent, and therefore, their rights to housing may not be discriminated against. ILGA, there are no explicit legal protections based on sexual orientation or gender identity in housing. According to the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the people's right to housing shall not be violable (Article 25 of the Constitution). And even though neither sexual orientation nor gender identity is included into the protected categories of people from discrimination explicitly, as neither of them is viewed as a mental illness in Kazakhstan, a non-cishet person may not be considered incompetent, and therefore, their rights to housing may not be discriminated against.
Sources	https://www.akorda.kz/en/official_documents/constitution https://adilet.zan.kz/rus/docs/V1500010858#z6	https://database.ilga.org/kazakhstan-lgbti https://www.akorda.kz/en/official_documents/constitution https://adilet.zan.kz/rus/docs/V1500010858#z6
Sources	Show Difference https://www.akorda.kz/en/official_documents/constitution https://adilet.zan.kz/rus/docs/V1500010858#z6 https://database.ilga.org/kazakhstan-lgbti https://www.akorda.kz/en/official_documents/constitution https://adilet.zan.kz/rus/docs/V1500010858#z6

Mar 7, 2024

edited by Notdog1996. Keep the banter out of the description, plus, has there been precedent?

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Description	According to the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan the people's right housing shall not be violable (Article 25 of the Constitution). And even though neither sexual orientation nor gender identity is included into the protected categories of people from discrimination explicitly, as neither of them is viewed as a mental illness in Kazakhstan, a non-cishet person may not be considered incompetent. And therefore, their rights to housing may not be discriminated against This entry was vandalized by Samuel_NOT_Samuele	According to the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the people's right to housing shall not be violable (Article 25 of the Constitution). And even though neither sexual orientation nor gender identity is included into the protected categories of people from discrimination explicitly, as neither of them is viewed as a mental illness in Kazakhstan, a non-cishet person may not be considered incompetent, and therefore, their rights to housing may not be discriminated against.
Description	Show Difference According to the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan the people's right housing shall not be violable (Article 25 of the Constitution). And even though neither sexual orientation nor gender identity is included into the protected categories of people from discrimination explicitly, as neither of them is viewed as a mental illness in Kazakhstan, a non-cishet person may not be considered incompetent. And therefore, their rights to housing may not be discriminated against This entry was vandalized by Samuel_NOT_Samuele the people's right to housing shall not be violable (Article 25 of the Constitution). And even though neither sexual orientation nor gender identity is included into the protected categories of people from discrimination explicitly, as neither of them is viewed as a mental illness in Kazakhstan, a non-cishet person may not be considered incompetent, and therefore, their rights to housing may not be discriminated against.

Mar 7, 2024

edited by cihalcoc. Vandalized by Samuel_NOT_Samuele

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	No protections	Sexual orientation and gender identity
Description	no protections from housing discrimination	According to the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan the people's right housing shall not be violable (Article 25 of the Constitution). And even though neither sexual orientation nor gender identity is included into the protected categories of people from discrimination explicitly, as neither of them is viewed as a mental illness in Kazakhstan, a non-cishet person may not be considered incompetent. And therefore, their rights to housing may not be discriminated against This entry was vandalized by Samuel_NOT_Samuele
Description	Show Difference no protections from housing discrimination According to the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan the people's right housing shall not be violable (Article 25 of the Constitution). And even though neither sexual orientation nor gender identity is included into the protected categories of people from discrimination explicitly, as neither of them is viewed as a mental illness in Kazakhstan, a non-cishet person may not be considered incompetent. And therefore, their rights to housing may not be discriminated against This entry was vandalized by Samuel_NOT_Samuele

Mar 5, 2024

edited by Samuel_NOT_Samuele. added

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Mar 5, 2024

edited by Samuel_NOT_Samuele. added

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	Sexual orientation and gender identity	No protections
Description	According to the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan the people's right housing shall not be violable (Article 25 of the Constitution). And even though neither sexual orientation nor gender identity is included into the protected categories of people from discrimination explicitly, as neither of them is viewed as a mental illness in Kazakhstan, a non-cishet person may not be considered incompetent. And therefore, their rights to housing may not be discriminated against	no protections from housing discrimination
Description	Show Difference According to the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan the people's right housing shall not be violable (Article 25 of the Constitution). And even though neither sexual orientation nor gender identity is included into the protected categories of people from discrimination explicitly, as neither of them is viewed as a mental illness in Kazakhstan, a non-cishet person may not be considered incompetent. And therefore, their rights to housing may not be discriminated against no protections from housing discrimination

Mar 2, 2024

edited by cihalcoc. Corrected the date

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Start Date	(unknown)	Aug 30, 1995

Oct 25, 2023

edited by cihalcoc. Discrimination in housing is protected in the Republic of Kazakhstan

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	(REMOVED)	Sexual orientation and gender identity
Special Status	Ambiguous	(REMOVED)
Start Date	Dec 16, 1991	(unknown)
Description	De jure protected, de facto ambiguous	According to the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan the people's right housing shall not be violable (Article 25 of the Constitution). And even though neither sexual orientation nor gender identity is included into the protected categories of people from discrimination explicitly, as neither of them is viewed as a mental illness in Kazakhstan, a non-cishet person may not be considered incompetent. And therefore, their rights to housing may not be discriminated against
Description	Show Difference De jure protected, de facto ambiguous According to the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan the people's right housing shall not be violable (Article 25 of the Constitution). And even though neither sexual orientation nor gender identity is included into the protected categories of people from discrimination explicitly, as neither of them is viewed as a mental illness in Kazakhstan, a non-cishet person may not be considered incompetent. And therefore, their rights to housing may not be discriminated against
Sources	According to the Constitution, any kind of discrimination is illegal, however, neither sexuality nor gender identity is included explicitly	https://www.akorda.kz/en/official_documents/constitution https://adilet.zan.kz/rus/docs/V1500010858#z6
Sources	Show Difference According to the Constitution, any kind of discrimination is illegal, however, neither sexuality nor gender identity is included explicitly https://www.akorda.kz/en/official_documents/constitution https://adilet.zan.kz/rus/docs/V1500010858#z6

Aug 11, 2023

edited by cihalcoc. Incorrect status

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	No protections	(REMOVED)
Special Status	(REMOVED)	Ambiguous
Description	No laws that explicitly protect sexual orientation and gender identity	De jure protected, de facto ambiguous
Description	Show Difference No laws that explicitly protect sexual orientation and gender identity De jure protected, de facto ambiguous

Aug 9, 2023

edited by Turnopi_karnavara. Small edit

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	(REMOVED)	No protections
Special Status	Ambiguous	(REMOVED)

Aug 7, 2023

edited by Turnopi_karnavara. Small edit

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Description	De jure discrimination is illegal, de facto anti-discrimination laws are not enforced	No laws that explicitly protect sexual orientation and gender identity
Description	Show Difference De jure discrimination is illegal, de facto anti-discrimination laws are not enforced No laws that explicitly protect sexual orientation and gender identity

Jul 27, 2023

edited by cihalcoc. Incorrect status

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	No protections	(REMOVED)
Special Status	(REMOVED)	Ambiguous
Description	No laws expressly protecting against discrimination.	De jure discrimination is illegal, de facto anti-discrimination laws are not enforced
Description	Show Difference No laws expressly protecting against discrimination. De jure discrimination is illegal, de facto anti-discrimination laws are not enforced

Jul 24, 2023

edited by Turnopi_karnavara. Small edit

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	(REMOVED)	No protections
Special Status	Ambiguous	(REMOVED)
Description	De jure banned, de facto legal	No laws expressly protecting against discrimination.

Jul 23, 2023

edited by cihalcoc. Incorrect status

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	No protections	(REMOVED)
Special Status	(REMOVED)	Ambiguous
Description	There are no specific discrimination protections for gender identity or sexual orientation when it comes to housing in Kazakhstan.	De jure banned, de facto legal
Description	Show Difference There are no specific discrimination protections for gender identity or sexual orientation when it comes to housing in Kazakhstan. De jure banned, de facto legal
Sources	Refers to above entries on discrimination in general	According to the Constitution, any kind of discrimination is illegal, however, neither sexuality nor gender identity is included explicitly
Sources	Show Difference Refers to above entries on discrimination in general According to the Constitution, any kind of discrimination is illegal, however, neither sexuality nor gender identity is included explicitly

Jul 21, 2023

edited by Gor154. Changed incorrect label to accurately reflect reality in Kazakhstan

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	(REMOVED)	No protections
Special Status	Ambiguous	(REMOVED)
Description	According to the Constitution, any kind of discrimination is illegal. However, neither sexuality nor gender identity are included explicitly	There are no specific discrimination protections for gender identity or sexual orientation when it comes to housing in Kazakhstan.
Description	Show Difference According to the Constitution, any kind of discrimination is illegal. However, neither sexuality nor gender identity are included explicitly There are no specific discrimination protections for gender identity or sexual orientation when it comes to housing in Kazakhstan.
Sources	old one was fake	Refers to above entries on discrimination in general

Jul 10, 2023

edited by cihalcoc. Incorrect status

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	No protections	(REMOVED)
Special Status	(REMOVED)	Ambiguous

Jul 8, 2023

edited by Samuel_NOT_Samuele. added

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	(REMOVED)	No protections
Special Status	N/A	(REMOVED)

Jun 28, 2023

edited by cihalcoc. Incorrect status

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	Old Value	New Value
Special Status	Ambiguous	N/A

Jun 27, 2023

edited by cihalcoc. old one was fake

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	No protections	(REMOVED)
Special Status	(REMOVED)	Ambiguous
Description	old one was fake	According to the Constitution, any kind of discrimination is illegal. However, neither sexuality nor gender identity are included explicitly
Description	Show Difference old one was fake According to the Constitution, any kind of discrimination is illegal. However, neither sexuality nor gender identity are included explicitly
Sources	old one fake	old one was fake

May 8, 2023

edited by Samuel_NOT_Samuele. help someone vandalized this page

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	Sexual orientation and gender identity	No protections
Description	Even though it is not strictly prohibited by law, according to the constitution, any kind of discrimination is illegal in Kazakhstan	old one was fake
Description	Show Difference Even though it is not strictly prohibited by law, according to the constitution, any kind of discrimination is illegal in Kazakhstan old one was fake
Sources	I am a citizen of Kazakhstan	old one fake

Apr 6, 2023

edited by cihalcoc. It is illegal according to the constitution

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	(REMOVED)	Sexual orientation and gender identity
Special Status	Ambiguous	(REMOVED)

Reports (5)
Newer law has been passed 
Apr 27, 2023
Sources are invalid or broken "«I am a citizen of Kazakhstan» as a source? Seriously?"
Apr 12, 2023
Status is not correct "Description says it's not explicitly banned"
Apr 12, 2023
Sources are invalid or broken "Someone's citizenship is not a valid source "
Apr 6, 2023
Status is not correct "No protections in housing "
Apr 6, 2023

Apr 6, 2023

edited by cihalcoc. Date is incorrect

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Start Date	(unknown)	Dec 16, 1991

Mar 21, 2023

edited by cihalcoc. It is ambiguous

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	No protections	(REMOVED)
Special Status	(REMOVED)	Ambiguous
Description	No protections.	Even though it is not strictly prohibited by law, according to the constitution, any kind of discrimination is illegal in Kazakhstan
Description	Show Difference No protections. Even though it is not strictly prohibited by law, according to the constitution, any kind of discrimination is illegal in Kazakhstan
Sources	http://ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILGA_WorldMap_ENGLISH_Protection_2017.pdf https://www.hrw.org/news/2015/05/28/kazakhstan-anti-gay-laws-found-unconstitutional	I am a citizen of Kazakhstan
Sources	Show Difference http://ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILGA_WorldMap_ENGLISH_Protection_2017.pdf https://www.hrw.org/news/2015/05/28/kazakhstan-anti-gay-laws-found-unconstitutional I am a citizen of Kazakhstan

Jul 9, 2022

edited by omalpau

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	Sexual orientation and gender identity	No protections
Description	Full discrimination protections.	No protections.
Sources	http://ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILGA_WorldMap_ENGLISH_Protection_2017.pdf	http://ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILGA_WorldMap_ENGLISH_Protection_2017.pdf https://www.hrw.org/news/2015/05/28/kazakhstan-anti-gay-laws-found-unconstitutional
Sources	Show Difference http://ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILGA_WorldMap_ENGLISH_Protection_2017.pdf http://ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILGA_WorldMap_ENGLISH_Protection_2017.pdf https://www.hrw.org/news/2015/05/28/kazakhstan-anti-gay-laws-found-unconstitutional

Mar 8, 2018

edited by Ausyk

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	(REMOVED)	Sexual orientation and gender identity
Special Status	Ambiguous	(REMOVED)
Start Date	Feb 11, 2014	(unknown)
Description	Only for gender identity and expression.	Full discrimination protections.
Sources	No	http://ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILGA_WorldMap_ENGLISH_Protection_2017.pdf

Mar 7, 2017

edited by Ausyk

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Start Date	(unknown)	Feb 11, 2014

Feb 26, 2017

edited by Ausyk

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Description	No	Only for gender identity and expression.

Jan 23, 2017

edited by Ausyk

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	No protections	(REMOVED)
Special Status	(REMOVED)	Ambiguous

Aug 24, 2016

edited by Ausyk

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Value	(REMOVED)	No protections

Aug 7, 2016

edited by Ausyk

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	Old Value (Original)	New Value
Value	No protections	(REMOVED)

Jul 27, 2016

created by Ausyk

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	Original entry
Status	No protections
Start Date	(unknown)
End Date	(none)
Description	No
Sources	No