Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "Many militaries across the world allow LGB personnel to serve openly. In 1974, the Netherlands was the first country to impose a policy that explicitly permits LGB people to serve in the military.However, although many countries no longer exclude service on grounds of sexual orientation, there are still many countries that will exclude service on the grounds of gender identity. In a recent study by the Hague Centre for Strategic Studies, of the 103 countries studied, 18 countries allow transgender military personnel, and a further nine countries might allow transgender personnel (but this could not be confirmed by the study). The 18 countries confirmed as allowing transgender people to openly serve in their militaries are: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Israel, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.Generally speaking, Western militaries show a greater tendency toward inclusion of LGBT individuals; however, some countries still expressly exclude transgender people. For example, the United States military prevented members from openly serving as LGBT with the Don't ask, Don't tell policy: the Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010 officially ended the discriminatory exclusion of the LGB community in the military, exclusion policies against transgender people remain in force."@en }
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- Transgender_people_and_military_service abstract "Many militaries across the world allow LGB personnel to serve openly. In 1974, the Netherlands was the first country to impose a policy that explicitly permits LGB people to serve in the military.However, although many countries no longer exclude service on grounds of sexual orientation, there are still many countries that will exclude service on the grounds of gender identity. In a recent study by the Hague Centre for Strategic Studies, of the 103 countries studied, 18 countries allow transgender military personnel, and a further nine countries might allow transgender personnel (but this could not be confirmed by the study). The 18 countries confirmed as allowing transgender people to openly serve in their militaries are: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Israel, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.Generally speaking, Western militaries show a greater tendency toward inclusion of LGBT individuals; however, some countries still expressly exclude transgender people. For example, the United States military prevented members from openly serving as LGBT with the Don't ask, Don't tell policy: the Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010 officially ended the discriminatory exclusion of the LGB community in the military, exclusion policies against transgender people remain in force.".