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| Region | Panama |
| Issue | Serving openly in military |
| Status | N/A |
| Start Date | Dec 20, 1989 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Panama abolished its military in 1989 following the overthrow of military dictator Manuel Noriega. Article 133 of the Disciplinary Regulations of the National Police (1997) considers practicing lesbianism and homosexuality to be very serious misconduct. |
| Sources | https://docs.panama.justia.com/federales/decretos-ejecutivos/204-de-1997-sep-5-1997.pdf https://www.pbs.org/tpt/dictators-playbook/episodes/manuel-noriega/ |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Adding start date as Panama used to have a military but abolished it due to human rights abuses.
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| Start Date | (unknown) | Dec 20, 1989 |
| Description | Doesn't have military. Article 133 of the Disciplinary Regulations of the National Police (1997) considers practicing lesbianism and homosexuality to be very serious misconduct. | Panama abolished its military in 1989 following the overthrow of military dictator Manuel Noriega. Article 133 of the Disciplinary Regulations of the National Police (1997) considers practicing lesbianism and homosexuality to be very serious misconduct. |
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| Sources | https://docs.panama.justia.com/federales/decretos-ejecutivos/204-de-1997-sep-5-1997.pdf | https://docs.panama.justia.com/federales/decretos-ejecutivos/204-de-1997-sep-5-1997.pdf https://www.pbs.org/tpt/dictators-playbook/episodes/manuel-noriega/ |
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| Description | Doesn't have military. | Doesn't have military. Article 133 of the Disciplinary Regulations of the National Police (1997) considers practicing lesbianism and homosexuality to be very serious misconduct. |
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| Sources | https://docs.panama.justia.com/federales/decretos-ejecutivos/204-de-1997-sep-5-1997.pdf | |