lgbt prevention Gay

LGBT veterans can finally get their medals back as military rights 'historic wrong'

Reading now: 590
www.mirror.co.uk

Former military members who were dismissed from service because of their sexuality are now able to reclaim lost medals. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) said it wanted to address a "historical wrong" with the launch of the scheme.

Gay people were not allowed to serve in the military until a rule change in 2000. A statement on the GOV.UK website says: "Prior to 2000, a number of armed forces personnel were discharged from service on the basis of their sexuality. "Some received convictions under specified legislation for homosexual behaviour that has now been de-criminalised, while others were discharged solely on the basis of their sexuality, without any conviction. "In the course of their discharge, some personnel either forfeited medals

Read more on mirror.co.uk
The website celebsbar.com is an aggregator of news from open sources. The source is indicated at the beginning and at the end of the announcement. You can send a complaint on the news if you find it unreliable.

Related News

DMCA