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| Region | Rwanda |
| Issue | Serving openly in military |
| Status | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) people can serve openly in the Rwandan Defence Force. Transgender people can not serve openly due to legal gender recognition not being available for them. |
| Sources | https://www.mod.gov.rw/fileadmin/user_upload/Mod/Publications/Laws/RDF_SPECIAL_STATUTE_OF_14_FEB_2020.pdf https://natlex.ilo.org/dyn/natlex2/natlex2/files/download/116717/RWA-116717.pdf https://www.minijust.gov.rw/index.php?eID=dumpFile&f=111776&t=f&token=56e4f375f954407e4eaab1e8291441f2a71161ee |
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| Value | Don't Ask, Don't Tell | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned |
| Start Date | Sep 24, 2012 | (unknown) |
| Description | Law No. 64/2024 Governing the Rwanda Defence Force and Ministerial Order no. 01/Minadef/2012 Establishing the Disciplinary Code in the Rwanda Defence Forces do not specifically exclude LGBT people from serving. However, they include provisions relating to morality and unethical behaviour as grounds for dismissal, prohibitions and serious offences. | Lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) people can serve openly in the Rwandan Defence Force. Transgender people can not serve openly due to legal gender recognition not being available for them. |
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| Sources | https://natlex.ilo.org/dyn/natlex2/natlex2/files/download/116717/RWA-116717.pdf https://rwandalii.org/akn/rw/officialGazette/government-gazette/2012-09-17/38/mul@2012-09-17 | https://www.mod.gov.rw/fileadmin/user_upload/Mod/Publications/Laws/RDF_SPECIAL_STATUTE_OF_14_FEB_2020.pdf https://natlex.ilo.org/dyn/natlex2/natlex2/files/download/116717/RWA-116717.pdf https://www.minijust.gov.rw/index.php?eID=dumpFile&f=111776&t=f&token=56e4f375f954407e4eaab1e8291441f2a71161ee |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Fixing the start date.
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0 | Old Value | New Value | |
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| Start Date | Sep 17, 2012 | Sep 24, 2012 |
edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. This all sounds like DADT.
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0 | Old Value | New Value | |
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| Value | (REMOVED) | Don't Ask, Don't Tell |
| Special Status | Ambiguous | Don't Ask, Don't Tell |
| Start Date | (unknown) | Sep 17, 2012 |
| Old Value | New Value | |
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| Value | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned | Ambiguous |
| Description | Rwanda, like all other African countries have yet to allow trans service | Law No. 64/2024 Governing the Rwanda Defence Force and Ministerial Order no. 01/Minadef/2012 Establishing the Disciplinary Code in the Rwanda Defence Forces do not specifically exclude LGBT people from serving. However, they include provisions relating to morality and unethical behaviour as grounds for dismissal, prohibitions and serious offences. |
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| Sources | https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20210629-countries-that-allow-transgender-people-easy-status-change | https://natlex.ilo.org/dyn/natlex2/natlex2/files/download/116717/RWA-116717.pdf https://rwandalii.org/akn/rw/officialGazette/government-gazette/2012-09-17/38/mul@2012-09-17 |
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edited by Canadianstudent03. Incorrect status
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0 | Old Value | New Value | |
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| Value | Legal | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned |
| Description | Rwanda, like all other African countries have yet to allow 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 | Legal |
| Old Value | New Value | |
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| Value | Legal | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned |
| Description | No restrictions i have found. | No |
| Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
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| Value | Illegal | Legal |
| Description | No | No restrictions i have found. |