British Veterans Discharged for being Gay, Allowed to Get Medals Back

By |2024-04-10T18:35:47-07:00February 17th, 2021|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: , , , , |

UNITED KINGDOM — (02-17-21) — Gay and bisexual British veterans who were stripped of their medals because of their sexual orientation will now be able to reclaim them, the UK government announced on Tuesday, admitting the pre-2000 policy was an "historical wrong." Only heterosexual people were allowed to serve in the British Armed Forces until [...]