LGBTQ+ News Dougie Morgan from Fighting With Pride shortlisted for prestigious Veteran of the Year award at this year’s LGBTQ+ Defence Awards The shortlist for this year’s LGBTQ+ Defence Awards, a leading celebration of inclusion in the defence, aerospace and security industry, has been revealed with finalists from all branches of the Armed Forces, the civil service and businesses. One of those shortlisted in the Veteran of the Year is Do By Graham Robson • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Fighting With Pride seeks your views on an LGBT Armed Forces Community Memorial Fighting With Pride, the military charity which supports the health and wellbeing of LGBTQ+ veterans, has announced the launch of a survey asking for your views on an LGBT Armed Forces Community Memorial. A community-led and inspired memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum would be funded by the By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News LGBTQ+ veterans announce they will NOT wear special badge awarded to them by the UK government LGBTQ+ veterans have announced they will wear a special badge awarded to them by the UK government “with pride” but only when the Government has delivered all 49 recommendations from an independent report, including financial compensation for those affected. Emma, Carl & Stephen were pleased to rece By Graham Robson • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Fighting With Pride, the LGBTQ+ Armed Forces charity, launches #OpCrescendo Fighting With Pride (FWP), the LGBTQ+ Armed Forces charity, has launched #OpCrescendo, a call to the entire community and supporters to contact MPs so that they can represent you at the debate for securing Financial Compensation for LGBTQ+ veterans. If you’re not sure where to start, FWP has created By Graham Robson • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News LGBTQ+ veterans charity awarded grant to create UK’s first memorial to “lost legion” of LGBTQ+ veterans Fighting With Pride (FWP), the LGBTQ+ veterans’ charity, has been awarded a £350,000 grant to create the UK’s first memorial dedicated to the “lost legion” of LGBTQ+ people who have served in the armed forces. The memorial, which will be built at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire, ha By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Women criminalised for historic same-sex activity to be pardoned Fighting With Pride, the LGBTQ+ veterans’ charity, has reacted to an announcement from the Home Office that a scheme pardoning those criminalised for historic, alleged same-sex activity will be expanded to women convicted or cautioned under any repealed or abolished offences. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News LGBTQ+ charities that support military veterans to receive a £45,000 cash boost LGBTQ+ charities that support military veterans – Fighting with Pride, the LGBT Foundation and Forward Assist – are to receive a £45,000 cash boost from the UK government. By Graham Robson • 3 min read
News Dismissed LGBTQ+ veterans to March with serving Armed Forces at Pride 50 LGBTQ+ military charity Fighting With Pride has announced that LGBTQ+ Armed Forces veterans have accepted an invitation to march with the Defence Group which includes the uniformed Armed Forces, at Pride 50 tomorrow in London. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
General News LGBTQ+ veterans to have lost medals returned by Remembrance Sunday LGBTQ+ veterans who were stripped of their medals because of their identity will have them returned in time for Remembrance Sunday 2021. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
