Prime Mister Rishi Sunak apologized for the UK’s historic treatment of gay veterans followg a damng report tailg electric shock nversn therapy, sexual asslts and blackmail suffered by personnel over s.
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SUNAK APOLOGIZ FOR HISTORIC TREATMENT OF UK GAY VETERANS
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I remember vividly the first time I saw a gay person on TV. Not a gay character—or an actor that everyone “knew” was gay real life. I mean a real-life out-and-proud gay man.
It was Norman Korpi on the first season of MTV’s The Real the time I was 14, I figured out I was gay. But the only mentns of homosexualy on TV were eher played for lghs or were terrifyg news reports about the AIDS epimic. Norm was an openly gay man livg his dream New York Cy, gog on dat and enjoyg iendships wh straight left: Norman Korpi, Andre Come, Julie Gentry, and Eric Ni at the Nth Annual MTV Vio Mic Kg / Alamy Stock Photo//AlamyFor the first time, I imaged a future for myself that was filled wh iends, succs, and maybe even love.