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| British LGBT soldiers hounded out of military can now get their medals back, UK Defence Ministry says | British LGBT soldiers hounded out of military can now get their medals back, UK Defence Ministry says |
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| Some 2,000 British veterans who were sacked from the military over their sexual orientation – an act described as a “great injustice” by UK PM Boris Johnson – will now be able to get their confiscated medals back. | Some 2,000 British veterans who were sacked from the military over their sexual orientation – an act described as a “great injustice” by UK PM Boris Johnson – will now be able to get their confiscated medals back. |
| On Tuesday, the UK’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) said it wanted to make right “an historical wrong” and return medals to de-mobbed ex-servicemen and women who were sacked before 2000, at a time when gay people were banned from serving in the armed forces. | On Tuesday, the UK’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) said it wanted to make right “an historical wrong” and return medals to de-mobbed ex-servicemen and women who were sacked before 2000, at a time when gay people were banned from serving in the armed forces. |
| The MoD decision has been fully endorsed by Johnson. | The MoD decision has been fully endorsed by Johnson. |
| “I hugely welcome the fact we can now address this historic wrong,” the PM said. | “I hugely welcome the fact we can now address this historic wrong,” the PM said. |
| Some of the dismissed soldiers were criminally prosecuted, while others were de-mobbed without any conviction because of their sexual orientation. The sacked veterans say they were often harassed by military police, were secretly filmed, and were repeatedly questioned over their sexuality. | Some of the dismissed soldiers were criminally prosecuted, while others were de-mobbed without any conviction because of their sexual orientation. The sacked veterans say they were often harassed by military police, were secretly filmed, and were repeatedly questioned over their sexuality. |
| Gay rights activists have welcomed the decision, but they are still calling for criminal records to be expunged and veterans’ pensions restored. | Gay rights activists have welcomed the decision, but they are still calling for criminal records to be expunged and veterans’ pensions restored. |
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