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Greece officially does not want gays in its armed forces, excluding both those serving under its compulsory conscription system and those enlisting voluntarily, the Greek armed forces general staff said on Tuesday.

The Greek army bars gays from its ranks under a 2002 presidential decree which excludes from military service all persons ”suffering from psycho-sexual or sexual identity disorders,” a general staff source told AFP.
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The confirmation came as the country’s gay community (Eok) on Tuesday filed a complaint against the Greek defence and transport ministries, arguing that this “fascist” statute is now preventing them from obtaining drivers’ licenses as well.

A certificate testifying that a conscript has completed his military service -- which is compulsory for all Greek males -- is among the required paperwork for a driver’s license in Greece, observed Eok member Vangelis Iannelos.

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