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| Region | Belize |
| Issue | Serving openly in military |
| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | Aug 10, 2016 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | There are no known laws banning or restricting LGBTIQ+ people from serving in the military of Belize. However, there is a clause in the 2020 Defence Act against military personnel committing “indecent or unnatural conduct of a sexual nature”. It is unknown if it’s used against LGBTIQ+ personnel for their sexual orientation or gender identity. |
| Sources | https://www.agm.gov.bz/uploads/laws/6397627d27bea_Cap_135_Defence_Act.pdf https://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_file.cfm?doc_id=84382 |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Adding start date.
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| Start Date | (unknown) | Aug 10, 2016 |
| Sources | https://www.agm.gov.bz/uploads/laws/6397627d27bea_Cap_135_Defence_Act.pdf | https://www.agm.gov.bz/uploads/laws/6397627d27bea_Cap_135_Defence_Act.pdf https://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_file.cfm?doc_id=84382 |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Fixing the status.
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| Value | (REMOVED) | Legal |
| Special Status | Ambiguous | Legal |
| Description | There are no explicit legal provisions that allow or restrict LGBT people from serving openly in the military | There are no known laws banning or restricting LGBTIQ+ people from serving in the military of Belize. However, there is a clause in the 2020 Defence Act against military personnel committing “indecent or unnatural conduct of a sexual nature”. It is unknown if it’s used against LGBTIQ+ personnel for their sexual orientation or gender identity. |
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| Sources | https://database.ilga.org/belize-lgbti | https://www.agm.gov.bz/uploads/laws/6397627d27bea_Cap_135_Defence_Act.pdf |
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| Value | Legal | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | Legal | Ambiguous |
| Description | No laws making it illegal and they have discrimination protections. | There are no explicit legal provisions that allow or restrict LGBT people from serving openly in the military |
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| Sources | https://database.ilga.org/belize-lgbti | |
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| Description | No | No laws making it illegal and they have discrimination protections. |
| Sources | No |
Reports (1)
- Status is not correct "Again your information isnt correct. No right person in there right mind that is the belizean military will ever come out openly. "
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| Value | Illegal | Legal |
| Description | in most of the industrial worlds. | No |