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| Region | Guinea-Bissau |
| Issue | Serving openly in military |
| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Open LGBT military service is not illegal in Guinea-Bissau |
| Sources | https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/guinea-bissau/ |
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| Value | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned | Legal |
| Description | Not a single African country including this one allows trans military service | Open LGBT military service is not illegal in Guinea-Bissau |
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| Sources | https://www.insider.com/countries-that-let-transgender-soldiers-serve-2019-2 | https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/guinea-bissau/ |
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0 | Old Value | New Value | |
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| Value | Legal | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned |
| Description | Missing discrimination protections. | Not a single African country including this one allows trans military service |
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| Sources | https://www.insider.com/countries-that-let-transgender-soldiers-serve-2019-2 | |
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| Value | Don't Ask, Don't Tell | Legal |
| Description | No discrimination protections in place. | Missing discrimination protections. |
| Sources | No |
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- Sources are invalid or broken "I don't think so Guinea Bissau serves lgbt openly.Most of the muslim & christian majority nations does not view LGBTQ+ positively.Queer people may join in military by hiding their sexuality."
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| Value | Legal | Don't Ask, Don't Tell |
| Description | No information on this. | No discrimination protections in place. |
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| Value | Illegal | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | Illegal | Ambiguous |
| Description | No | No information on this. |