A graveyard for war veterans has raised a gay pri flag to fly among the Amerin flags at the entrance to the cemetery.
Contents:
- RISHI SUNAK APOLOGIS TO LGBT VETERANS FOR PAST ARMED FORC GAY BAN
- VETERANS CEMETERY REPLAC AMERIN FLAG WH GAY PRI FLAG
RISHI SUNAK APOLOGIS TO LGBT VETERANS FOR PAST ARMED FORC GAY BAN
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Ary bas om hostg drag shows after cricism om some Republins, amid a broar ph nservative-led stat targetg LGBTQ+ Tuday, Human Rights Campaign — the natn’s largt anizatn voted to the rights of lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and queer Amerins — clared a state of emergency for LGBTQ+ people the U. 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 PM lled the ban an "appallg failure" of the Brish was illegal to be gay the Brish ary until 2000 - wh thoands of veterans thought to be affected. 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.
VETERANS CEMETERY REPLAC AMERIN FLAG WH GAY PRI FLAG
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.