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Late judge Lord Etherton condemns Armed Forces’ ‘overt homophobic’ gay ban in posthumous lecture
Whether the full spirit of his review is honoured, Peter Gibson, CEO of Fighting With Pride, said, now rests with the Ministry of Defence
British Armed Forces
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In 2025, there was plenty of good news outshining a brutal year for the LGBTQ+ community
Even as institutions stalled, hedged, or turned openly hostile, queer communities organised, and found ways to survive anyway
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Outed veterans share harrowing stories of Armed Forces’ gay ban as memorial marks overdue ‘homecoming’: ‘Turns out I did count’
Decades after being outed and dismissed for their sexuality, RAF veteran Graeme Grady and Navy Wren Sharon Pickering are finally honoured at the UK’s first LGBTQ+ military memorial, cementing their fight for equality
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King Charles attends UK’s first LGBTQ+ Armed Forces memorial honouring gay ban survivors
The bronze sculpture, titled An Opened Letter, commemorates sailors, soldiers, and aviators affected by the historic ban
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‘LGBTQ veterans dismissed from the British Armed Forces deserved better – it’s time their voices were heard’
As the government announces a review into the treatment of LGBTQ service personnel pre-2000, Minister for Defence People and Veterans Leo Docherty writes exclusively for Attitude.
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