Entry #2744: Serving openly in military in Paraguay

Current Version

Region	Paraguay
Issue	Serving openly in military
Status	Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Start Date	past
End Date	now
Description	There is no official prohibition that prevents the entry of lesbians, gays and bisexuals to the ranks of the Armed Forces and the National Police. Transgender people are not prohibited in the army but are admitted based on censorship and prior warnings.
Sources	https://m.paraguay.com/nacionales/diputados-rechazan-ley-que-prohibe-ingreso-de-homosexuales-a-ffaa-30985

	Old Value	New Value (Current)
Note	There is no official prohibition that prevents the entry of lesbians, gays and bisexuals to the ranks of the Armed Forces and the National Police. Transgender people can be subjected to discrimination, violence and censorship based on their gender identity in the military.	There is no official prohibition that prevents the entry of lesbians, gays and bisexuals to the ranks of the Armed Forces and the National Police. Transgender people are not prohibited in the army but are admitted based on censorship and prior warnings.

	Old Value	New Value
Note	There is no official prohibition that prevents the entry of lesbians, gays and bisexuals to the ranks of the Armed Forces and the National Police. Transgender people can be subjected to discrimination and violence based on their gender identity in the military.	There is no official prohibition that prevents the entry of lesbians, gays and bisexuals to the ranks of the Armed Forces and the National Police. Transgender people can be subjected to discrimination, violence and censorship based on their gender identity in the military.

	Old Value	New Value
Note	There is no official prohibition that prevents the entry of lesbians, gays and bisexuals to the ranks of the Armed Forces and the National Police. Transgender people are not mentioned, but it is more notorious that they are prohibited by the Armed Forces and the National Police based on their gender identity due to the lack of legal protections and a Gender Identity law.	There is no official prohibition that prevents the entry of lesbians, gays and bisexuals to the ranks of the Armed Forces and the National Police. Transgender people can be subjected to discrimination and violence based on their gender identity in the military.

	Old Value	New Value
Note	There is no official prohibition that prevents the entry of lesbians, gays and bisexuals to the ranks of the Armed Forces and the National Police.	There is no official prohibition that prevents the entry of lesbians, gays and bisexuals to the ranks of the Armed Forces and the National Police. Transgender people are not mentioned, but it is more notorious that they are prohibited by the Armed Forces and the National Police based on their gender identity due to the lack of legal protections and a Gender Identity law.

	Old Value	New Value
Value	Legal	Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned

	Old Value	New Value
Note		There is no official prohibition that prevents the entry of lesbians, gays and bisexuals to the ranks of the Armed Forces and the National Police.
Sources		https://m.paraguay.com/nacionales/diputados-rechazan-ley-que-prohibe-ingreso-de-homosexuales-a-ffaa-30985

	Old Value (Original)	New Value
Note	No	According to susans place
Sources	No	www.susans.org

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Feb 23, 2017