Current Version
| Region | Albania |
| Issue | Serving openly in military |
| Status | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned |
| Start Date | Jan 20, 1995 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Since January 20, 1995, when Albania decriminalized male same-sex sexual activity, no clearly identified criminal or military regulation has barred lesbian, gay, or bisexual people from enlisting or serving openly in the Albanian Armed Forces, and lesbian same-sex activity was not criminalized ever in Albania. Transgender and some intersex people are effectively unable to enlist or serve in the Albanian Armed Forces under a sex or gender marker different from the one recorded in their civil documents because Albania does not provide clear legal gender recognition or sex marker change procedures. Since 13 March 2010, sexual orientation and gender identity have been protected grounds against discrimination in Albanian Armed Forces enlistment and service; sex characteristics were added as a protected class on 8 November 2020. |
| Sources | https://www.ecoi.net/en/document/1283966.html https://www.fandmglobalbarometers.org/countries/albania/ https://www.mod.gov.al/ministria/baza-ligjore/kodi-penal-ushtarak https://www.kmd.al/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Law-on-Protection-from-Discrimination-Albania.-2020.pdf https://qbz.gov.al/eli/ligj/2020/10/15/124/c6d5d6ef-dbcc-45a0-beb0-5eff962b4546 |
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| Description | Since January 20, 1995, when Albania decriminalized male same-sex sexual activity, no clearly identified criminal or military regulation has barred lesbian, gay, or bisexual people from enlisting or serving openly in the Albanian Armed Forces, and lesbian same-sex activity was not criminalized ever in Albania. Transgender and some intersex people are effectively unable to enlist or serve in the Albanian Armed Forces under a sex or gender marker different from the one recorded in their civil documents because Albania does not provide clear legal gender recognition or sex marker change procedures. Since 13 March 2010, sexual orientation and gender identity have been protected grounds against discrimination in Albanian Armed Forces enlistment and service; sex characteristics were added as a protected ground in 2020. | Since January 20, 1995, when Albania decriminalized male same-sex sexual activity, no clearly identified criminal or military regulation has barred lesbian, gay, or bisexual people from enlisting or serving openly in the Albanian Armed Forces, and lesbian same-sex activity was not criminalized ever in Albania. Transgender and some intersex people are effectively unable to enlist or serve in the Albanian Armed Forces under a sex or gender marker different from the one recorded in their civil documents because Albania does not provide clear legal gender recognition or sex marker change procedures. Since 13 March 2010, sexual orientation and gender identity have been protected grounds against discrimination in Albanian Armed Forces enlistment and service; sex characteristics were added as a protected class on 8 November 2020. |
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| Description | Gay and bisexual men became free from Albania’s criminal ban on same-sex sexual activity when Article 137 was repealed in 1995; lesbian and bisexual women same-sex sexual activity was never criminalized in Albania. Transgender and some intersex people are effectively unable to enlist or serve in the Albanian Armed Forces under a sex or gender marker different from the one recorded in their civil documents because Albania does not provide clear legal gender recognition or sex marker change procedures. Since 13 March 2010, sexual orientation and gender identity have been protected grounds against discrimination in Albanian Armed Forces enlistment and service; sex characteristics were added as a protected ground in 2020. | Since January 20, 1995, when Albania decriminalized male same-sex sexual activity, no clearly identified criminal or military regulation has barred lesbian, gay, or bisexual people from enlisting or serving openly in the Albanian Armed Forces, and lesbian same-sex activity was not criminalized ever in Albania. Transgender and some intersex people are effectively unable to enlist or serve in the Albanian Armed Forces under a sex or gender marker different from the one recorded in their civil documents because Albania does not provide clear legal gender recognition or sex marker change procedures. Since 13 March 2010, sexual orientation and gender identity have been protected grounds against discrimination in Albanian Armed Forces enlistment and service; sex characteristics were added as a protected ground in 2020. |
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| Description | Lesbians, gay men, and bisexual people have been allowed to enlist and serve openly in the Albanian Armed Forces since January 20, 1995, when same-sex sexual activity was decriminalized. Transgender and some intersex people are effectively unable to enlist or serve in the Albanian Armed Forces under a sex or gender marker different from the one recorded in their civil documents because Albania does not provide clear legal gender recognition or sex marker change procedures. Since 13 March 2010, sexual orientation and gender identity have been protected grounds against discrimination in Albanian Armed Forces enlistment and service; sex characteristics were added as a protected ground in 2020. | Gay and bisexual men became free from Albania’s criminal ban on same-sex sexual activity when Article 137 was repealed in 1995; lesbian and bisexual women same-sex sexual activity was never criminalized in Albania. Transgender and some intersex people are effectively unable to enlist or serve in the Albanian Armed Forces under a sex or gender marker different from the one recorded in their civil documents because Albania does not provide clear legal gender recognition or sex marker change procedures. Since 13 March 2010, sexual orientation and gender identity have been protected grounds against discrimination in Albanian Armed Forces enlistment and service; sex characteristics were added as a protected ground in 2020. |
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| Value | Legal | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned |
| Start Date | Jan 1, 2008 | Jan 20, 1995 |
| Description | LGBT allowed to serve openly in the military since 2008. | Lesbians, gay men, and bisexual people have been allowed to enlist and serve openly in the Albanian Armed Forces since January 20, 1995, when same-sex sexual activity was decriminalized. Transgender and some intersex people are effectively unable to enlist or serve in the Albanian Armed Forces under a sex or gender marker different from the one recorded in their civil documents because Albania does not provide clear legal gender recognition or sex marker change procedures. Since 13 March 2010, sexual orientation and gender identity have been protected grounds against discrimination in Albanian Armed Forces enlistment and service; sex characteristics were added as a protected ground in 2020. |
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| Sources | https://queerintheworld.com/lgbt-rights-in-albania/ | https://www.ecoi.net/en/document/1283966.html https://www.fandmglobalbarometers.org/countries/albania/ https://www.mod.gov.al/ministria/baza-ligjore/kodi-penal-ushtarak https://www.kmd.al/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Law-on-Protection-from-Discrimination-Albania.-2020.pdf https://qbz.gov.al/eli/ligj/2020/10/15/124/c6d5d6ef-dbcc-45a0-beb0-5eff962b4546 |
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edited by lali_queen. fixed statut, legal
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| Value | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned | Legal |
| Start Date | May 7, 2013 | Jan 1, 2008 |
| Description | Hate crime law allows LGBTQ+ individuals to serve openly without discrimination in the military however transgenders aren't. | LGBT allowed to serve openly in the military since 2008. |
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| Sources | http://www.care2.com/causes/albania-passes-gay-hate-crimes-law-that-surpasses-the-u-s.html | https://queerintheworld.com/lgbt-rights-in-albania/ |
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| Value | Legal | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned |
| Description | Hate crime law allows LGBTQ+ individuals to serve openly without discrimination in the military | Hate crime law allows LGBTQ+ individuals to serve openly without discrimination in the military however transgenders aren't. |
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- Status is not correct "LGBT allowed to serve openly in the military since 2008. https://queerintheworld.com/lgbt-rights-in-albania/"