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Veterans: LGBT+ People

Asked by Helen MaguireLiberal DemocratMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 13 June 2025UIN 57954

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department plans to include specific reference to LGBT veterans in the Veterans Strategy Action Plan.

Answered by Al Carns

This Government acknowledges the historic policy prohibiting homosexuality in the Armed Forces was regrettable, wrong and completely unacceptable. We are currently developing a new Veterans’ Strategy to be published later this year. It will be inclusive of the needs and experiences of all veterans, including the LGBT community.

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