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Soldiers march through London during the annual Lord Mayor's Show

Archaic ban on people with HIV joining the military to finally be lifted, government says

Lily Wakefield - December 1, 2021

Ministry of Defence: Gay analyst denies 'leaking' weapons secrets

Defence analyst ‘leaked top secret weapons intelligence’ because police didn’t take homophobic assault claims seriously

Emma Powys Maurice - October 28, 2020

Ministry of Defence slammed for hypocrisy over LGBT inclusion job

The UK Ministry of Defence is advertising a job for someone to promote LGBT+ inclusion – but there’s a major problem

Emma Powys Maurice - August 18, 2020

Latest Posts

Falklands veteran has medals returned in emotional ceremony after they were taken away because of his sexuality

Lily Wakefield - January 23, 2020

Politics

British government finally apologises for banning gay people from armed forces, 20 years since ban was lifted

Patrick Kelleher - January 10, 2020

More than 150 people have sought compensation from UK military after being fired for their sexuality

Lily Wakefield - December 27, 2019

Falklands veteran wins lawsuit to have medals returned after having military honours stripped for being bisexual

Lily Wakefield - December 10, 2019

Features

This is what it’s like to be out in the Royal Navy

Hadley Stewart - June 30, 2018

CAMBERLEY, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 15: Soldiers march at The Sovereign's Parade at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst on December 15, 2017 in Camberley, England. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)

Current Affairs

Military orders troops to use gender-neutral language

Josh Jackman - December 27, 2017

Current Affairs

Comment: Our Armed Forces have made huge progress, but it’s time to deal with the demons of the past

Stephen Doughty - January 12, 2017

Current Affairs

The Ministry of Defence could only find 20 gays in the Navy

Nick Duffy - December 20, 2016

Community

Powerful MoD campaign aims to challenge sexual assaults

Nick Duffy - July 26, 2015

Community

Interview: Army Chief Andrew Gregory on why trans people might serve on the front line

Benjamin Cohen and Joseph Patrick McCormick - July 8, 2015

Crime

This British soldier mocks a beaten gay teen in the most horrific way possible

Alexis Holt - February 28, 2014

Community

UK has second most LGBT friendly Army – but US is ranked at number 40

- February 21, 2014

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Ministry of Defence

Archaic ban on people with HIV joining the military to finally be lifted, government says

Defence analyst ‘leaked top secret weapons intelligence’ because police didn’t take homophobic assault claims seriously

The UK Ministry of Defence is advertising a job for someone to promote LGBT+ inclusion – but there’s a major problem

Latest Posts

Falklands veteran has medals returned in emotional ceremony after they were taken away because of his sexuality

British government finally apologises for banning gay people from armed forces, 20 years since ban was lifted

More than 150 people have sought compensation from UK military after being fired for their sexuality

Falklands veteran wins lawsuit to have medals returned after having military honours stripped for being bisexual

This is what it’s like to be out in the Royal Navy

Military orders troops to use gender-neutral language

Comment: Our Armed Forces have made huge progress, but it’s time to deal with the demons of the past

The Ministry of Defence could only find 20 gays in the Navy

Powerful MoD campaign aims to challenge sexual assaults

Interview: Army Chief Andrew Gregory on why trans people might serve on the front line

This British soldier mocks a beaten gay teen in the most horrific way possible

UK has second most LGBT friendly Army – but US is ranked at number 40

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