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| Region | Mexico |
| Issue | Serving openly in military |
| Status | Don't Ask, Don't Tell |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | 2012 |
| Description | No laws seek to identify or prevent the enrollment of gays in Mexico’s armed services. However, a high prevalence of harassment, encouraged leave, and dishonorable discharge was often issued if one was interpreted as homosexual until 2012. |
| Sources | https://web.archive.org/web/20101021094116/http://www.msemanal.com/node/3117 https://web.archive.org/web/20160111093335/http://www.bilerico.com/2011/10/gay_in_mexico_a_cautious_quinceanera.php |
| Federal Law | Yes |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. On second thought, this sounds more like DADT as there were no explicit prohibitions but regardless, in practice, people could get discharged.
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| Value | Illegal | Don't Ask, Don't Tell |
| Description | No laws seek to identify or prevent the enrollment of gays in armed services. High prevalence of harassment, encouraged leave, and dishonorable discharge if interpreted as homosexual. | No laws seek to identify or prevent the enrollment of gays in Mexico’s armed services. However, a high prevalence of harassment, encouraged leave, and dishonorable discharge was often issued if one was interpreted as homosexual until 2012. |
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| Sources | Medellín, Jorge Alejandro (October 17, 2010). "Homosexualidad y Ejército" [Homosexuality and the Military]. M Semanal (in Spanish) (Milenio). | https://web.archive.org/web/20101021094116/http://www.msemanal.com/node/3117 https://web.archive.org/web/20160111093335/http://www.bilerico.com/2011/10/gay_in_mexico_a_cautious_quinceanera.php |
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edited by jadeywadey. I interpret that desc as illegal or at least DADT but welcome input
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| Value | (REMOVED) | Illegal |
| Special Status | Ambiguous | Illegal |
edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Marking as federal law.
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| Federal Law | No | Yes |
| Sources | Medellín, Jorge Alejandro (October 17, 2010). "Homosexualidad y Ejército" [Homosexuality and the Military]. M Semanal (in Spanish) (Milenio). | Medellín, Jorge Alejandro (October 17, 2010). "Homosexualidad y Ejército" [Homosexuality and the Military]. M Semanal (in Spanish) (Milenio). |
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| End Date | (none) | 2012 |
| Sources | Medellín, Jorge Alejandro (October 17, 2010). "Homosexualidad y Ejército" [Homosexuality and the Military]. M Semanal (in Spanish) (Milenio). | Medellín, Jorge Alejandro (October 17, 2010). "Homosexualidad y Ejército" [Homosexuality and the Military]. M Semanal (in Spanish) (Milenio). |
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| Status | Ambiguous |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | No laws seek to identify or prevent the enrollment of gays in armed services. High prevalence of harassment, encouraged leave, and dishonorable discharge if interpreted as homosexual. |
| Sources | Medellín, Jorge Alejandro (October 17, 2010). "Homosexualidad y Ejército" [Homosexuality and the Military]. M Semanal (in Spanish) (Milenio). |