While the LGBT ary muny has seen creased reprentatn the past , stris are still beg ma to improve acceptance, tegratn and health for gay and transgenr service members.
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The Mistry of Defence (MOD) and the Office for Veterans’ Affairs (OVA) jotly missned an pennt review to better unrstand the impacts and implitns of the policy that homosexualy was patible wh life HM Armed Forc between 1967 and 2000. Government acknowledg that the historic policy prohibg homosexualy the armed forc was unacceptable and wrong. "As today's report mak clear, many endured the most horrific sexual abe and vlence, homophobic bullyg and harassment, all whilst bravely servg this untry, " Sunak said.
Starmer poted out that a former member of the Royal Air Force, Ken Wright, who was "forced to leave the job he loved simply bee he was gay, " was prent for Sunak's apology. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls Acquire Licensg RightsLONDON, July 19 (Rters) - Brish Prime Mister Rishi Sunak apologised on Wednday to LGBT ary veterans who endured sexual abe, vlence, bullyg and harassment while servg the armed forc before a ban on homosexualy was lifted 2000. Bra lifted the ban only after the European Court of Human Rights rejected an argument that was need to protect morale and fightg power amongst s troops, sayg the policy had vlated human to that, many gay people had sought to hi their sexualy or risk beg discharged om the armed pennt review was lnched last year to exame the ttimoni of LGBT veterans who served between 1967 and 2000 to regnise the impact of the polici.