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LGBTQ+ military veterans affected by UK armed forces’ ‘gay ban’ to picket Ministry of Defence

LGBTQ+ military veterans affected by UK armed forces’ ‘gay ban’ to picket Ministry of Defence

LGBTQ+ militant veterans, sacked during the UK armed forces’ ‘gay ban’, will picket the Ministry of Defence (MOD) in London on Friday, November 8 at 10.30am. The veterans, “forgotten this Armistice Weekend”, according to Peter Tatchell Foundation, will be protesting the Government’s failure to pay a

Women criminalised for historic same-sex activity to be pardoned

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those criminalised for historic, alleged same-sex activity will be expanded to women convicted or cautioned under any repealed or abolished offences.

People living with HIV now recognised as fully fit for service in the UK Armed Forces

People living with HIV now recognised as fully fit for service in the UK Armed Forces

People with HIV, but no detectable virus, are now able to join the military and fully deploy on operations

LGBTQ+ veterans to have lost medals returned by Remembrance Sunday

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.

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