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| Region | Greece |
| Issue | Serving openly in military |
| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | May 9, 2025 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Law 5195/2025, Article 61, Paragraph 3(d) repealed Presidential Decree 11/2014, which had prohibited transgender individuals from enlisting. As a result, there is currently no legislation barring transgender individuals from serving in the military. However, a transgender person who was assigned male at birth and is therefore subject to mandatory conscription may request an exemption if they wish to avoid service. It should be noted that if they have not legally changed their gender, such an exemption is not guaranteed. |
| Sources | https://www.kodiko.gr/nomothesia/diataksi/1161124 |
| Federal Law | Yes |
Revision History (7)
edited by odysseus. Updated legal status, after the Presidential Decree prohibitting trans people from serving has been repealed.
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edited by odysseus. Updated legal status, after the Presidential Decree prohibitting trans people from serving has been repealed.
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| Value | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned | Legal |
| Start Date | Dec 13, 2005 | May 9, 2025 |
| Description | In 2005 any discriminatory potential references to LGB people were removed from the list of disqualifying conditions. However, transgender people are still barred from military service however because "gender identity disorders" are listed as disqualifying. | Law 5195/2025, Article 61, Paragraph 3(d) repealed Presidential Decree 11/2014, which had prohibited transgender individuals from enlisting. As a result, there is currently no legislation barring transgender individuals from serving in the military. However, a transgender person who was assigned male at birth and is therefore subject to mandatory conscription may request an exemption if they wish to avoid service. It should be noted that if they have not legally changed their gender, such an exemption is not guaranteed. |
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| Sources | https://nomoskopio.gr/n_3421_05.php?printWindow=&toc=0 https://www.dsanet.gr/Epikairothta/Nomothesia/pd%2011_2014.htm - special table of diseases (189) | https://www.kodiko.gr/nomothesia/diataksi/1161124 |
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edited by jadeywadey. improved desc and start date and sources
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| Start Date | Jan 27, 2014 | Dec 13, 2005 |
| Description | Since 2014 at least transgender people have been barred from military service in the armed forces because people with "gender identity disorders" are disqualifying. | In 2005 any discriminatory potential references to LGB people were removed from the list of disqualifying conditions. However, transgender people are still barred from military service however because "gender identity disorders" are listed as disqualifying. |
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| Federal Law | No | Yes |
| Sources | https://www.dsanet.gr/Epikairothta/Nomothesia/pd%2011_2014.htm - special table of diseases (189) | https://nomoskopio.gr/n_3421_05.php?printWindow=&toc=0 https://www.dsanet.gr/Epikairothta/Nomothesia/pd%2011_2014.htm - special table of diseases (189) |
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- Status is not correct "The second link refers to the Presidential Decree 11/2014 which has been abolished by Law 5195/2025, Article 61, Paragraph 3(d): https://www.kodiko.gr/nomothesia/diataksi/1161124
The first link refers to Law 3421/2005 which has been amended by Law 5195/2025 and does not mention that trans people are specifically banned from serving in the military.
As a result, if a transgender person wishes to serve in the Greek military, there is no law preventing them from doing so. However, a person who is transgender and the assigned gender at birth was male, therefore is obliged to serve in the military, can ask to be exempt from military prescription if they wish to avoid it (although, if they have not legally changed their gender, an exemption is not guaranteed)."
edited by jadeywadey. incorrect ausyk yap
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| Value | Legal | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned |
| Start Date | (unknown) | Jan 27, 2014 |
| Description | Since 2002. | Since 2014 at least transgender people have been barred from military service in the armed forces because people with "gender identity disorders" are disqualifying. |
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| Sources | https://www.dsanet.gr/Epikairothta/Nomothesia/pd%2011_2014.htm - special table of diseases (189) | |
Reports (4)
- Other "Transgender people aren't allowed to."
- Status is not correct "I worked in the military and gay people get treated differently. "
- Status is not correct "http://glbtqarchive.com/ssh/military_culture_eur_S.pdf"
- Status is not correct "There is no law saying that "
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| Description | sometimes excuses used as way to kick them out. | No |