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| Region | Colombia |
| Issue | Serving openly in military |
| Status | Illegal |
| Start Date | 1936 |
| End Date | Jul 14, 1999 |
| Description | In Colombia, Due to homosexuality being criminalized in 1936 so it was highly frowned upon for any openly LGBTQIA+ soldiers to apply, and on decree 85 1989 explicitly wrote the words "acts of homosexuality" and "relations with homosexuals" into the official military disciplinary code as punishable offenses against military honor. |
| Sources | https://www.icj.org/sogicasebook/sentencia-c-50799-constitutional-court-of-colombia-14-july-1999/ |
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edited by ObservantClippy. Openly LGBTQIA+ soldiers can't even serve in the military in colombia without getting discharged
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| Start Date | 1989 | 1936 |
| Description | In Colombia, Decree 85 1989 explicitly wrote the words "acts of homosexuality" and "relations with homosexuals" into the official military disciplinary code as punishable offenses against military honor. | In Colombia, Due to homosexuality being criminalized in 1936 so it was highly frowned upon for any openly LGBTQIA+ soldiers to apply, and on decree 85 1989 explicitly wrote the words "acts of homosexuality" and "relations with homosexuals" into the official military disciplinary code as punishable offenses against military honor. |
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created by ObservantClippy
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0 | Original entry | |
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| Status | Illegal |
| Start Date | 1989 |
| End Date | Jul 14, 1999 |
| Description | In Colombia, Decree 85 1989 explicitly wrote the words "acts of homosexuality" and "relations with homosexuals" into the official military disciplinary code as punishable offenses against military honor. |
| Sources | https://www.icj.org/sogicasebook/sentencia-c-50799-constitutional-court-of-colombia-14-july-1999/ |