Entry #3323: Homosexuals serving openly in military in Armenia

Original entry by Ausyk (Aug 3, 2016)

Region	Armenia
Issue	Homosexuals serving openly in military
Status	Legal
Start Date	past
End Date	now
Description	No restrictions. however people have been discharged because of sexual orientation.
Sources	https://www.hrw.org/video-photos/interactive/2018/04/16/sexual-orientation-gender-identity-country-profiles#armenia

7. Revision #13720 (Sep 12, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value (Current)	Old Value
Value	Legal	Don't Ask, Don't Tell

6. Revision #13532 (Sep 11, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
Sources	https://www.hrw.org/video-photos/interactive/2018/04/16/sexual-orientation-gender-identity-country-profiles#armenia	No

5. Revision #11443 (Aug 2, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
Value	Don't Ask, Don't Tell	Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned

4. Revision #10926 (Jul 25, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
Value	Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Value Special		ambiguous

3. Revision #10641 (Jul 19, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
Value		Legal
Value Special	ambiguous
Note	No restrictions. however people have been discharged because of sexual orientation.	No restrictions.

2. Revision #2357 (Feb 26, 2017 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
Value	Legal	Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Note	No restrictions.	it is a Unofficial Policy

1. Revision #2107 (Feb 10, 2017 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value (Original)
Value	Don't Ask, Don't Tell	Legal
Note	it is a Unofficial Policy	no explicit ban on lgbt serving but they have been discharged on moral grounds.

Status is not correct. "Gays are banned from serving the Armenian armed forces. They are marked as mentally ill and sent to a psychiatrist."
Jun 22, 2017
Status is not correct. "If homosexuality is revealed, the person may be killed, because the military environment is very homophobic."
Nov 6, 2019
Status is not correct. "Homosexuality is taken as a mental illness, and you are required to go to psychiatric hospitals for checking"
Jul 6, 2020
Status is not correct. "Those who are gay may not serve in the military, being gay is considered a mental illness that makes one unfit to serve"
Nov 9, 2020
Status is not correct. "Gays are immediately removed from the Armenian army, although they require a medical examination by a psychologist who then diagnoses it as a medical disorder. Openly homosexual males are not allowed in the Armenian Armed forces."
Jan 21, 2021