Military medics express regret over UK’s past treatment of LGBT+ armed forces personnel

• Published in: BMJ (Online) Vol. 383; p. p2963
• Main Author: Rimmer, Abi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England British Medical Journal Publishing Group 18.12.2023; BMJ Publishing Group LTD
• Subjects: Armed forces; Bans; Fear; Homosexuality; News; Personnel; Veterans; United Kingdom > UK

The review, conducted by Terence Etherton, examined an official policy that effectively banned from the armed forces anyone who was gay, lesbian, transgender, transitioning because of gender dysphoria, or perceived to be such.1 During the period of the ban, from 1967 to 2000, medics were under an ob...