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| Region | Equatorial Guinea |
| Issue | Serving openly in military |
| Status | Illegal |
| Start Date | Jul 17, 1945 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Article 358 of the current Code of Military Justice states: "Any military member who commits dishonest acts with individuals of the same sex will be punished with a prison sentence of six months and one day to six years. Whatever the sentence imposed for this crime, it will always entail dismissal from service." |
| Sources | https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/5c5b3d21055de3235de4f742/5fd3f510db239117c9a1d289_Homofobia%20de%20Estado%20en%20Guinea%20Ecuatorial%20.pdf https://synergiaihr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/INFORME-SOBRE-LESBOFOBIA-DERECHOS-HUMANOS-Y-REDADAS-POLICIALES-EN-GUINEA-ECUATORIAL.pdf https://aprofort.transparencia.pt/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/APROFORT-Informe_Observaciones-Del-Comite%CC%81-De-Derechos-Humanos-De-La-Onu-a-Guinea-Ecuatorial_Evaluacio%CC%81n-2020-2021_20220503.pdf https://database.ilga.org/api/downloader/download/1/GQ%20-%20LEG%20-%20Military%20Penal%20Code%20-%20OR-OFF(es).pdf |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Adding start date.
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| Start Date | 1945 | Jul 17, 1945 |
| Sources | https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/5c5b3d21055de3235de4f742/5fd3f510db239117c9a1d289_Homofobia%20de%20Estado%20en%20Guinea%20Ecuatorial%20.pdf https://synergiaihr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/INFORME-SOBRE-LESBOFOBIA-DERECHOS-HUMANOS-Y-REDADAS-POLICIALES-EN-GUINEA-ECUATORIAL.pdf https://aprofort.transparencia.pt/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/APROFORT-Informe_Observaciones-Del-Comite%CC%81-De-Derechos-Humanos-De-La-Onu-a-Guinea-Ecuatorial_Evaluacio%CC%81n-2020-2021_20220503.pdf | https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/5c5b3d21055de3235de4f742/5fd3f510db239117c9a1d289_Homofobia%20de%20Estado%20en%20Guinea%20Ecuatorial%20.pdf https://synergiaihr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/INFORME-SOBRE-LESBOFOBIA-DERECHOS-HUMANOS-Y-REDADAS-POLICIALES-EN-GUINEA-ECUATORIAL.pdf https://aprofort.transparencia.pt/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/APROFORT-Informe_Observaciones-Del-Comite%CC%81-De-Derechos-Humanos-De-La-Onu-a-Guinea-Ecuatorial_Evaluacio%CC%81n-2020-2021_20220503.pdf https://database.ilga.org/api/downloader/download/1/GQ%20-%20LEG%20-%20Military%20Penal%20Code%20-%20OR-OFF(es).pdf |
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| Value | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned | Illegal |
| Start Date | (unknown) | 1945 |
| Description | No African country including Equatorial Guinea allows trans service | Article 358 of the current Code of Military Justice states: "Any military member who commits dishonest acts with individuals of the same sex will be punished with a prison sentence of six months and one day to six years. Whatever the sentence imposed for this crime, it will always entail dismissal from service." |
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| Sources | https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20210629-countries-that-allow-transgender-people-easy-status-change | https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/5c5b3d21055de3235de4f742/5fd3f510db239117c9a1d289_Homofobia%20de%20Estado%20en%20Guinea%20Ecuatorial%20.pdf https://synergiaihr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/INFORME-SOBRE-LESBOFOBIA-DERECHOS-HUMANOS-Y-REDADAS-POLICIALES-EN-GUINEA-ECUATORIAL.pdf https://aprofort.transparencia.pt/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/APROFORT-Informe_Observaciones-Del-Comite%CC%81-De-Derechos-Humanos-De-La-Onu-a-Guinea-Ecuatorial_Evaluacio%CC%81n-2020-2021_20220503.pdf |
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edited by Canadianstudent03. https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20210629-countries-that-allow-transgender-people-easy-status-change
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0 | Old Value | New Value | |
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| Value | Legal | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned |
| Description | No African country including Equatorial Guinea allows trans service | |
| Sources | https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20210629-countries-that-allow-transgender-people-easy-status-change |
| Old Value | New Value | |
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| Value | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned | Don't Ask, Don't Tell |
| Old Value | New Value | |
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| Value | Legal | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned |
| Old Value | New Value | |
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| Value | (REMOVED) | Legal |
| Special Status | Ambiguous | Legal |
| Description | Unknown. | No |
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Illegal | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | Illegal | Ambiguous |
| Description | Highly religious there. | Unknown. |
| Old Value | New Value | |
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| Value | (REMOVED) | Illegal |
| Special Status | Ambiguous | Illegal |
| Description | No information on this. | Highly religious there. |
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| Value | Illegal | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | Illegal | Ambiguous |
| Description | No | No information on this. |