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| Region | Mozambique |
| Issue | Serving openly in military |
| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | Jun 29, 2015 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Mozambican law requires all citizens between the ages of 18 and 35 regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity to serve at least five years in the military. |
| Sources | https://360mozambique.com/development/president-enacts-law-extending-mandatory-military-service-from-two-to-five-years/ https://web.archive.org/web/20231217163822/https://www.loc.gov/item/global-legal-monitor/2015-07-06/mozambique-new-penal-code-removes-colonial-era-dispositions-against-homosexuality/ |
Revision History (8)
edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Fixing start year.
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| Start Date | Jun 29, 2016 | Jun 29, 2015 |
edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Adding start date of decriminalisation as it would be DADT at best if homosexuality was illegal.
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| Start Date | (unknown) | Jun 29, 2016 |
| Sources | https://360mozambique.com/development/president-enacts-law-extending-mandatory-military-service-from-two-to-five-years/ | https://360mozambique.com/development/president-enacts-law-extending-mandatory-military-service-from-two-to-five-years/ https://web.archive.org/web/20231217163822/https://www.loc.gov/item/global-legal-monitor/2015-07-06/mozambique-new-penal-code-removes-colonial-era-dispositions-against-homosexuality/ |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Fixing the status. Although technically it’s more “illegal to not serve”.
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| Value | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned | Legal |
| Description | While it claims mandatory service for most people there, However, Trans People cannot serve. | Mozambican law requires all citizens between the ages of 18 and 35 regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity to serve at least five years in the military. |
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| Sources | http://schoolserver.xsce.org:3000/wikipedia_en_all_2015-05/A/LGBT_rights_in_Mozambique.html | https://360mozambique.com/development/president-enacts-law-extending-mandatory-military-service-from-two-to-five-years/ |
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edited by Canadianstudent03. https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/countries-that-allow-transgender-members-in-the-military-1.4222205
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| Value | Legal | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned |
| Description | mandatory for all people there. | While it claims mandatory service for most people there, However, Trans People cannot serve. |
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| Value | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned | Legal |
| Description | only lesbians, Gays and Bisexuals are able to serve openly. | mandatory for all people there. |
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| Sources | No | http://schoolserver.xsce.org:3000/wikipedia_en_all_2015-05/A/LGBT_rights_in_Mozambique.html |
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| Value | Illegal | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned |
| Description | No | only lesbians, Gays and Bisexuals are able to serve openly. |