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| Region | Guatemala |
| Issue | Serving openly in military |
| Status | Illegal |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Article 5(l) of Government Agreement 602-98 states that "Homosexual, effeminate, or lesbian tendencies, acts, or attitudes" are one of the grounds for sanctions that the Army Honor Boards may impose for offenses against the honor, morals, ethics, and decorum of the military. |
| Sources | https://www.congreso.gob.gt/assets/uploads/info_legislativo/acuerdos/1998/gtagx6021998.pdf |
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| Value | Legal | Illegal |
| Description | There are no known laws prohibiting LGBTIQ+ people from serving in the military of Guatemala. | Article 5(l) of Government Agreement 602-98 states that "Homosexual, effeminate, or lesbian tendencies, acts, or attitudes" are one of the grounds for sanctions that the Army Honor Boards may impose for offenses against the honor, morals, ethics, and decorum of the military. |
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| Sources | blob:https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/2368c2a2-29fa-4ae1-8adb-fe5d1a3e6c77 | https://www.congreso.gob.gt/assets/uploads/info_legislativo/acuerdos/1998/gtagx6021998.pdf |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Fixing the status.
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0 | Old Value | New Value | |
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| Value | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned | Legal |
| Description | Only 22 countries allow Trans service, Guatemala is not one of them | There are no known laws prohibiting LGBTIQ+ people from serving in the military of Guatemala. |
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| Sources | https://www.insider.com/countries-that-let-transgender-soldiers-serve-2019-2 | blob:https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/2368c2a2-29fa-4ae1-8adb-fe5d1a3e6c77 |
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edited by Canadianstudent03. Previous status innacurate
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0 | Old Value | New Value | |
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| Value | Legal | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned |
| Description | Only 22 countries allow Trans service, Guatemala is not one of them | |
| Sources | https://www.insider.com/countries-that-let-transgender-soldiers-serve-2019-2 |
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| Description | But are discharged on moral grounds. | |
| Sources | No |
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- Status is not correct