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| Region | Equatorial Guinea |
| Issue | Serving openly in military |
| Status | Illegal |
| Start Date | 1945 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Article 358 of the current Code of Military Justice states: "Any military member who commits dishonest acts with individuals of the same sex will be punished with a prison sentence of six months and one day to six years. Whatever the sentence imposed for this crime, it will always entail dismissal from service." |
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| Value | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned | Illegal |
| Start Date | (unknown) | 1945 |
| Description | No African country including Equatorial Guinea allows trans service | Article 358 of the current Code of Military Justice states: "Any military member who commits dishonest acts with individuals of the same sex will be punished with a prison sentence of six months and one day to six years. Whatever the sentence imposed for this crime, it will always entail dismissal from service." |
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| Value | Legal | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned |
| Description | No African country including Equatorial Guinea allows trans service | |
| Sources | https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20210629-countries-that-allow-transgender-people-easy-status-change |
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| Value | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned | Don't Ask, Don't Tell |
| Old Value | New Value | |
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| Value | Legal | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned |
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | (REMOVED) | Legal |
| Special Status | Ambiguous | (REMOVED) |
| Description | Unknown. | No |
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Illegal | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | (REMOVED) | Ambiguous |
| Description | Highly religious there. | Unknown. |
| Old Value | New Value | |
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| Value | (REMOVED) | Illegal |
| Special Status | Ambiguous | (REMOVED) |
| Description | No information on this. | Highly religious there. |
| Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
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| Value | Illegal | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | (REMOVED) | Ambiguous |
| Description | No | No information on this. |