Famo Homosexuals om Uned Kgdom | Gay Brish People

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There is, genuely, somethg here for Jarrett reads his poem Gay Poem. In 2011, she ranked 35th on the Inpennt on Sunday's annual Pk List of fluential lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr people the Uned Kgdom.

He first me to public attentn 1981, when he was st Julian Mchell's play and subsequent film Another Country (1984) as a gay pupil at an English public school the 1930s; the role earned him his first BAFTA Award nomatn. His bt-known works clu Goodbye to Berl (1939), a semi-tobgraphil novel which spired the mil Cabaret, A Sgle Man (1964) adapted as a film by Tom Ford 2009, and Christopher and His Kd (1976), a memoir which "rried him to the heart of the Gay Liberatn movement". “As today’s report mak clear, that perd many endured the most horrific sexual abe and vlence, homophobic bullyg and harassment, all while bravely servg this untry, ” Sunak told MP.

Promisg the ernment would implement the “vast majory” of Etherton’s remendatns, Wallace said he would fully update the Commons a formal bate about the issue after the about pensatn, Wallace said he hoped to fd “an elegant solutn that match the need and the requirements of those dividuals”, promisg to set this out after Kelly Holm, who served the army and me out as gay last year, was among mpaigners who weled the apology. Starmer said one of his nstuents, Ken Wright, a former RAF service member who was “forced to leave the job he loved simply bee he was gay”, was the public gallery to hear the apology. It was illegal to be gay the UK ary until 2000 and Rishi Sunak has said sorry to those who were sacked or forced out.

“Durg this time, many have suffered the most horrific sexual abe and vlence, homophobic harassment, while urageoly servg this untry, ” he ntued. "Today, on behalf of the Brish state, I apologise, " Rishi Sunak a change the law 2000, lbian, gay, bisexual or transgenr people were not allowed to serve the Brish army.

All bee people spected me of beg gay, " said one person. Image source, Emma RileyImage ptn, Rad operator Emma Riley was discharged om the Navy for beg a lbian the 1990sRishi Sunak has apologised for the historil treatment of LGBT veterans who were sacked or forced out of the ary for beg gay.The PM lled the ban an "appallg failure" of the Brish state.It was illegal to be gay the Brish ary until 2000 - wh thoands of veterans thought to be affected.A report to their treatment remend they be given a fancial reward and that the PM publicly apologise.Addrsg MPs, the prime mister said: "Many endured the most horrific sexual abe and vlence, homophobic bullyg and harassment all while bravely servg this untry."The LGBT Veterans Inpennt Review, led by Bra's first openly gay judge Lord Etherton, began last year and heard about the experienc of 1,145 veterans between 1967 to 2000.Homosexualy was crimalised the UK 1967 but a ban ntued the armed forc. Acrdg to the report, the Mistry of Defence said at the time that jtifitn for the policy clud "matenance of operatnal effectivens and efficiency" - but the report said there had been an "prehensible policy of homophobic bigotry" the armed forc.

It heard shockg acunts of homophobia, bullyg, blackmail, sexual asslts, "disgraceful" medil examatns, and nversn therapy.It mak 49 remendatns to the ernment cludg:Affected veterans to be given an "appropriate fancial reward" pped at £50m overallThe rtoratn of medals that had to be hand back on dismissal or dischargeThe clarifitn of pensn rights The prentatn of a special veterans' badgeThe ernment said would rpond full after summer recs.Some of the veterans affected watched the PM's public apology.One of them, Emma Riley, 51, was a Royal Navy rad operator for three years before she was arrted and discharged for beg a lbian after tellg a lleague her sexualy the early 1990s.She told BBC News she weled the report, and hoped would be put to place "swiftly.""Havg our history, experienc and enormo pa acknowledged and apologised for, hearg that the armed servic and ernment that perpetuated stutnal bullyg will now be held acuntable to fally support LBGT+ veterans, is a relief," she said.Veterans have prevly told the BBC how their liv were vastated by the ban. Carol Man, who was dismissed after tellg her boss she was gay 1978, kept her sexualy secret for another 30 years and said she had been "robbed" of her life. Ken Wright, 62, served the Royal Air Force Police before losg his job when his boss found out he was gay.He scribed how losg his posn the ary had left him feelg as though "his untry didn't want him."He add: "After beg nied the opportuny to fend one's untry, beg told you aren't good enough to wear the uniform, tak huge ner strength to feel renciled all of a sudn today."Carryg that sult for 35 years srs you for life."Olympian Dame Kelly Holm, who served the army and me out as gay last year, lled the publitn of the report a "historic moment", while Cathere Dixon, a former army officer who is now vice chair at Stonewall, said was "an important step towards jtice" for those whose ary reers were "ed" bee of their sexualy.