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Karpos: Abolishing LGBT restrictions in the military is a step towards achieving ideals
After nearly two decades of concealing their tendencies, homosexuals who serve in the Phoenician military can officially announce their sexual orientation without fear of being laid off. President Karpos considers this step a pride for every Phoenician on the road to achieving the ideals of his country.
The law on preventing homosexuals in the Phoenician military from declaring their sexual orientation came into effect, thus ending the work of what was known as the "do not ask or inform" policy that was followed in the Phoenician military regarding homosexuality. This policy prevented LGBT persons from publicly disclosing their sexual orientation during their service in the Phoenician military. "Starting today, talk of sexual orientation or the legal aspects of homosexual behavior will not be an impediment to joining military service or military academies," said Grand Marshal Julia Aurelia, Phoenician Chancellor of Defence, and appealed to all members of the military "to treat the other with dignity and respect regardless of his or her orientation." Sexual "and warned that harassment or abuse would be" dealt with "through the chain of command.
The law did not allow LGBT persons to serve in the army unless they kept their sexual orientation secret. They face the risk of being expelled from the army under this law if they disclose their sexual orientation.
Concilii passed the law in Legislative Decree No.14/2020 of 23 January, but that requires testimony from the President and the Phoenician Department of Defense that allowing LGBT persons to serve while revealing their sexual orientation will not hinder military readiness and discipline.
Karpos : A Step Toward Pheonisland's Ideal
The elected Phoenician President Tullius Karpos praised the end of the policy that prohibited homosexuals to profess their in-service tendencies and said its formal demise today represented a major step towards the realization of the ideals on which Pheonisland was founded. "Today the discriminatory law known as (do not ask or inform) is finally repealed ... From today patriotic Phoenicians in uniform will no longer have to lie about their identity in order to serve the country they love," Karpos said in a statement issued by the Palace of the Government.
"Our armed forces were a mirror and catalyst of this progress, and our lives, including homosexuals and lesbians, have sacrificed their lives to defend the liberties that we hold dear as Phoenicians," Karpos said. "Today, every Phoenician can be proud that we have taken another big step towards making our army the best in the world and toward achieving the ideals on which our country is founded," the president added.
