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| Region | Cyprus |
| Issue | Serving openly in military |
| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | May 1, 2004 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | LGBT people are allowed to serve openly under new rules brought into place when Cyprus joined the European Union |
| Sources | https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_orientation_and_military_service |
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| Start Date | (unknown) | May 1, 2004 |
| Description | LGBT people are allowed to serve openly | LGBT people are allowed to serve openly under new rules brought into place when Cyprus joined the European Union |
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| Value | Illegal | Legal |
| Start Date | Jan 1, 2016 | (unknown) |
| Description | Legalization pending. Ban never enforced. | LGBT people are allowed to serve openly |
| Sources | http://www.knowpia.com/pages/LGBT_rights_in_Northern_Cyprus | https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_orientation_and_military_service |
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| End Date | Sep 23, 2018 | (none) |
| Description | Legalization pending. | Legalization pending. Ban never enforced. |
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| Description | Changes pending. Punishment not enforced. | Legalization pending. |
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| Description | No | Changes pending. Punishment not enforced. |
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| Value | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned | Illegal |
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| Value | (REMOVED) | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned |
| Description | Only banned from service in Northern Cyprus. legal in Cyprus. | No |
| Sources | No | http://www.knowpia.com/pages/LGBT_rights_in_Northern_Cyprus |
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| Description | Only banned from service in Northern Cyprus. | Only banned from service in Northern Cyprus. legal in Cyprus. |
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| Value | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned | (REMOVED) |
| End Date | Aug 7, 2018 | Aug 23, 2018 |
| Description | No | Only banned from service in Northern Cyprus. |
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| Value | Illegal | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned |
| End Date | Jun 22, 2018 | Aug 7, 2018 |
| Description | Legalization pending | No |