LGBT rights by issue: Hate crime, Civil union, Sexual orientation and military service, LGBT adoption, Sodomy law, LGBT parenting - Softcover
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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 37. Chapters: Hate crime, Civil union, Sexual orientation and military service, LGBT adoption, Sodomy law, LGBT parenting, Immigration equality, Raising Hell, Housing discrimination. Excerpt: The military forces of the world have differing approaches to the enlistment of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) individuals. Most Western armed forces have now removed policies excluding non-heterosexual individuals (with strict policies on sexual harassment). Of the 26 countries that participate militarily in NATO, more than 22 permit gay people to serve; of the permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, the United Kingdom, France, and Russia permit gay people to serve openly. The United States has suspended its ban on openly gay members and will formally repeal the ban on September 20. Nations that permit gay people to serve openly in the military include the Republic of China (Taiwan), Australia, Israel, Argentina, Canada, all member states of the European Union and every original NATO signatory except Turkey. Gays and lesbians have been allowed to serve in the Military of Albania since 2008. As of 2009, the Argentine government has officially ended the ban on gays in the Argentine Armed Forces. A new military justice system was put into effect which decriminalizes homosexuality among uniformed members, and moves crimes committed exclusively within the military to the public justice sphere . Under the old system, gays were not permitted to have access to a military career, at the same time as this sexual orientation was penalized. And, while there are no publicly known former sanctions against gays under the old policy, this does not mean that men and women with that sexual orientation have not been disciplined, and perhaps separated from the armed forces under a mantle of silence. In fact, with this new syste...
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- PublisherBooks LLC, Wiki Series
- Publication date2011
- ISBN 10 1157577806
- ISBN 13 9781157577805
- BindingTapa blanda
- Number of pages38
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