Gays In World Militaries

Today the United States becomes another country where gay people are openly allowed to serve in the military. Here are some of the other countries (with date it was first allowed)that do the same.

- Albania (2008), Argentina (2009), Australia (1992), Austria, Bahamas (1998), Canada (1992), Colombia (1999), Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece (2005), Ireland (1993), Israel (1993), Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands (1974), New Zealand (1993), Norway (1979), Peru (2009), Philippines (2010), Romania, Russia (2003), Serbia (2010), Slovenia, South Africa (1997), Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan (2002), Thailand (2005), United Kingdom (2000), Uruguay (2009.)

The countries that do not allow gays to serve in their militaries are mostly in Africa and Asia. One surprising thing I found was a large portion of Caribbean countries (not dependencies) discriminate against gays in the military.