For much of the 20th Century, lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender personnel were excluded from serving openly in the UK Armed Forces. Policies rooted in outdated views of morality and discipline, regarded homosexuality and gender dysphoria as incompatible with military service and an inherent security risk.
“Whilst the policy at the time prohibited homosexuality in the UK Armed Forces, it is important to note that no distinction was made between transgender and gay, lesbian and bisexual personnel. The view adopted in the enforcement of the Ban was that, if a person was or declared themselves to be transgender or was experiencing gender dysphoria, they were either a gay man, bisexual, or a lesbian. For this reason, although the Ban was concerned with homosexuality and therefore with sexual orientation, it also encompassed gender identity.”
Ministry of Defence
Before the creation of Fighting With Pride no attempt had been made to support the recovery of the thousands of LGBTQ+ service personnel dismissed or forced from service prior to 2000.
We connect service charities and organisations to those LGBTQ+ veterans, serving personnel and their families who need our support.
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Reparations
We would particularly like to thank Greenwich Hospital for their kind donation of the funding to allow us to rebuild and refresh our website.
Their generous support is very much appreciated.
We have a number of organisations who provide services, support & funding who are vital to our continued operation and we would like to thank them for all they do with and for us.
