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| Region | Italy |
| Issue | Serving openly in military |
| Status | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned |
| Start Date | Jan 1, 1986 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Until 1986, "sexual deviance" was a reason for exclusion for military service. At that time, some men claimed to be homosexual to avoid the draft. Lesbians have never been banned from the Italian military since women were first allowed to serve in 2000. Since 2010, discrimination against gays and lesbians in military service is banned, but the situation for transgender people is unclear. The organization Polis Aperta estimates that 5 to 10% of Italians in uniformed service (military or police) are LGB. Despite the ban on discrimination, some service personnel unfortunately face harassment or violence because of their sexual orientation. Unfortunately transgenders have not yet gained the right to military service in Italy |
| Sources | http://www.senato.it/documenti/repository/istituzione/costituzione_inglese.pdf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transgender_people_and_military_service |
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edited by Samuel_NOT_Samuele. added
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| Start Date | Jan 2, 1986 | Jan 1, 1986 |
edited by Samuel_NOT_Samuele. added
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| Start Date | Dec 22, 1947 | Jan 2, 1986 |
edited by JohnQuebec98. I decided to add a more detailed description
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| Value | Legal | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned |
| Description | Until 1986, "sexual deviance" was a reason for exclusion for military service. At that time, some men claimed to be homosexual to avoid the draft. Lesbians have never been banned from the Italian military since women were first allowed to serve in 2000. Since 2010, discrimination against gays and lesbians in military service is banned, but the situation for transgender people is unclear. The organization Polis Aperta estimates that 5 to 10% of Italians in uniformed service (military or police) are LGB. Despite the ban on discrimination, some service personnel unfortunately face harassment or violence because of their sexual orientation. Unfortunately transgenders have not yet gained the right to military service in Italy | |
| Sources | http://www.senato.it/documenti/repository/istituzione/costituzione_inglese.pdf | http://www.senato.it/documenti/repository/istituzione/costituzione_inglese.pdf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transgender_people_and_military_service |
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