Entry #457: Serving openly in military in Niger

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RegionNiger
IssueServing openly in military
StatusIllegal
Start DateJun 11, 2026
End Date(none)
DescriptionSince Niger’s new Penal Code, criminalizes same-sex sexual relations, attempted same-sex relations, broader LGBTQIA+ practices, and public same-sex romantic displays with 5 to less than 10 years’ imprisonment, open LGB military service is best classified as de facto barred or legally unsafe, even though no separate military-specific LGB ban has been identified. Transgender people are also best classified as de facto barred from open service, because the same code criminalizes artificial change or attempted change of one’s birth sex, Niger has no clear legal gender-recognition or gender-marker change procedure, and no confirmed policy allows service in an affirmed gender. The classification is reinforced by the Code’s 10–20 year penalties for same-sex marriage and for managing, financing, or participating in LGBTQIA+ associations or organizations.
Sourceshttps://anp.ne/le-niger-criminalise-la-pratique-lgbtqia-dans-le-pays/
https://apnews.com/article/niger-homosexuality-criminalized-penal-code-junta-459e5bf803c32a0bc1c709d14aa3b070

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edited by gengeros. Updated for recent ban LGBTQ People

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Value(REMOVED)Illegal
Special StatusAmbiguousIllegal
Start DateAug 3, 1960Jun 11, 2026
DescriptionThere are no explicits bans on service by LGBT citizens, but intense discrimination discourages openness in this area.Since Niger’s new Penal Code, criminalizes same-sex sexual relations, attempted same-sex relations, broader LGBTQIA+ practices, and public same-sex romantic displays with 5 to less than 10 years’ imprisonment, open LGB military service is best classified as de facto barred or legally unsafe, even though no separate military-specific LGB ban has been identified. Transgender people are also best classified as de facto barred from open service, because the same code criminalizes artificial change or attempted change of one’s birth sex, Niger has no clear legal gender-recognition or gender-marker change procedure, and no confirmed policy allows service in an affirmed gender. The classification is reinforced by the Code’s 10–20 year penalties for same-sex marriage and for managing, financing, or participating in LGBTQIA+ associations or organizations.
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There are no explicits bans on service by LGBT citizens, but intense discrimination discourages openness in this area. Since Niger’s new Penal Code, criminalizes same-sex sexual relations, attempted same-sex relations, broader LGBTQIA+ practices, and public same-sex romantic displays with 5 to less than 10 years’ imprisonment, open LGB military service is best classified as de facto barred or legally unsafe, even though no separate military-specific LGB ban has been identified. Transgender people are also best classified as de facto barred from open service, because the same code criminalizes artificial change or attempted change of one’s birth sex, Niger has no clear legal gender-recognition or gender-marker change procedure, and no confirmed policy allows service in an affirmed gender. The classification is reinforced by the Code’s 10–20 year penalties for same-sex marriage and for managing, financing, or participating in LGBTQIA+ associations or organizations.
Sourceshttps://anp.ne/le-niger-criminalise-la-pratique-lgbtqia-dans-le-pays/
https://apnews.com/article/niger-homosexuality-criminalized-penal-code-junta-459e5bf803c32a0bc1c709d14aa3b070

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StatusAmbiguous
Start DateAug 3, 1960
End Date(none)
DescriptionThere are no explicits bans on service by LGBT citizens, but intense discrimination discourages openness in this area.
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