The European Network on Nostr: UK Minister Rishi Sunak apologised to LGBT people who were prevented from serving in ...
UK Minister Rishi Sunak apologised to LGBT people who were prevented from serving in the country’s military, as a damning review found a decades-long ban had left “a stain on the illustrious history of the UK’s armed forces.”
Speaking in the House of Commons as a state-ordered review of the impact of the 1967-2000 ban was published, Sunak criticised “an appalling failure on the British state, decades behind the law of this land.”
https://www.politico.eu/article/uk-pm-rishi-sunak-apology-to-veterans-militiry-for-lgbt-ban-report/
#UK #LGBTQ #Military #ArmedForces
Speaking in the House of Commons as a state-ordered review of the impact of the 1967-2000 ban was published, Sunak criticised “an appalling failure on the British state, decades behind the law of this land.”
https://www.politico.eu/article/uk-pm-rishi-sunak-apology-to-veterans-militiry-for-lgbt-ban-report/
#UK #LGBTQ #Military #ArmedForces