Current Version
| Region | New Zealand |
| Issue | Serving openly in military |
| Status | Don't Ask, Don't Tell |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | Aug 9, 1994 |
| Description | New Zealand's passage of the Human Rights act in 1993 lifted the ban on LGBT people serving in the military, additionally there are reports of people being outed by the military over a DADT policy. |
| Sources | https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/insight/audio/2018696447/has-the-nz-military-shaken-off-its-anti-lgbtqi-history https://web.archive.org/web/20130210114920/http://www.justice.govt.nz/policy/constitutional-law-and-human-rights/human-rights/domestic-human-rights-protection/human-rights-act-1993 https://web.archive.org/web/20160324180327/http://www.newshub.co.nz/nznews/gay-support-network-for-nz-military-2011120607 |
Revision History (2)
edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Seems more DADT to me.
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0 | Old Value (Original) | New Value (Current) | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Illegal | Don't Ask, Don't Tell |
| End Date | Feb 1, 1994 | Aug 9, 1994 |
created by jadeywadey
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0 | Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | Illegal |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | Feb 1, 1994 |
| Description | New Zealand's passage of the Human Rights act in 1993 lifted the ban on LGBT people serving in the military, additionally there are reports of people being outed by the military over a DADT policy. |
| Sources | https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/insight/audio/2018696447/has-the-nz-military-shaken-off-its-anti-lgbtqi-history https://web.archive.org/web/20130210114920/http://www.justice.govt.nz/policy/constitutional-law-and-human-rights/human-rights/domestic-human-rights-protection/human-rights-act-1993 https://web.archive.org/web/20160324180327/http://www.newshub.co.nz/nznews/gay-support-network-for-nz-military-2011120607 |