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| Region | Libya |
| Issue | Serving openly in military |
| Status | Don't Ask, Don't Tell |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Libya does not explicitly ban LGBTQ+ individuals from serving in the military. However, homosexuality is criminalized, so serving openly is not possible. |
| Sources | https://wri-irg.org/fr/programmes/world_survey/country_report/en/Libya#:~:text=However%2C%20other%20sources%20suggest%20it,1%5D https://clr.africanchildforum.org/Legislation%20Per%20Country/libya/libya_penal_1953_en.pdf |
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edited by Unknownmiles. fixing date and rewriting description
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0 | Old Value (Original) | New Value (Current) | |
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| Value | Illegal | Don't Ask, Don't Tell |
| Start Date | Nov 18, 1953 | (unknown) |
| Description | As homosexuality is illegal in Libya, so is serving openly in the army. | Libya does not explicitly ban LGBTQ+ individuals from serving in the military. However, homosexuality is criminalized, so serving openly is not possible. |
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| Sources | https://ia700704.us.archive.org/25/items/LibyanPenalCodeenglish/LibyanPenalCode.pdf | https://wri-irg.org/fr/programmes/world_survey/country_report/en/Libya#:~:text=However%2C%20other%20sources%20suggest%20it,1%5D https://clr.africanchildforum.org/Legislation%20Per%20Country/libya/libya_penal_1953_en.pdf |
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