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| Region | South Africa |
| Issue | Serving openly in military |
| Status | Illegal |
| Start Date | 1970 |
| End Date | Apr 27, 1994 |
| Description | During the apartheid regime, the military often sent homosexual soldiers to psychiatric hospitals for shock therapy and in some cases, sexual reassignment surgeries. Between 1967 and 1991, all white males over the age of 16 were conscripted in South Africa. |
| Sources | http://www.thegully.com/essays/africa/000825sexchange.html https://web.archive.org/web/20110616144303/http://www.info.gov.za/whitepapers/1996/defencwp.htm |
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edited by Unknownmiles. adding a period.
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| Description | During the apartheid government, the military often sent homosexual soldiers to psychiatric hospitals for shock therapy and, in some cases, sexual reassignment surgeries. Between 1967 and 1991, all white males over the age of 16 were conscripted in South Africa | During the apartheid regime, the military often sent homosexual soldiers to psychiatric hospitals for shock therapy and in some cases, sexual reassignment surgeries. Between 1967 and 1991, all white males over the age of 16 were conscripted in South Africa. |
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edited by jadeywadey. fixed bad dates
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| Start Date | Jan 1, 1971 | 1970 |
| End Date | Jan 1, 1989 | Apr 27, 1994 |
edited by jadeywadey. corrected status, desc and source
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edited by jadeywadey. corrected status, desc and source
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| Value | (REMOVED) | Illegal |
| Special Status | Ambiguous | Illegal |
| Description | Between these time frames, the military often sent homosexual soldiers to psychiatric hospitals for shock therapy and, in some cases, sexual reassignment surgeries. Between 1967 and 1991, all white males over the age of 16 were conscripted in South Africa | During the apartheid government, the military often sent homosexual soldiers to psychiatric hospitals for shock therapy and, in some cases, sexual reassignment surgeries. Between 1967 and 1991, all white males over the age of 16 were conscripted in South Africa |
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| Sources | http://www.thegully.com/essays/africa/000825sexchange.html | http://www.thegully.com/essays/africa/000825sexchange.html https://web.archive.org/web/20110616144303/http://www.info.gov.za/whitepapers/1996/defencwp.htm |
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| Original entry | |
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| Status | Ambiguous |
| Start Date | Jan 1, 1971 |
| End Date | Jan 1, 1989 |
| Description | Between these time frames, the military often sent homosexual soldiers to psychiatric hospitals for shock therapy and, in some cases, sexual reassignment surgeries. Between 1967 and 1991, all white males over the age of 16 were conscripted in South Africa |
| Sources | http://www.thegully.com/essays/africa/000825sexchange.html |