Legal ruling on gay people in the armed forces

Title

Legal ruling on gay people in the armed forces

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

8 Jun 1995

Year of production

1995

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Duration

00:03:41

Description

Paul Chapman reports on the High Court legal decision on a test case seen as a partial victory for those fighting against the prohibition of gay people serving in the armed forces. With comment from 2 of the 4 former servicepeople bringing the case- discharged Navy officer Duncan Lustig-Prean and former RAF nurse Jeanette Smith; Angela Mason from Stonewall; Patrick Lister-Todd from Rank Outsiders.

Contributors

Paul Chapman; Angela Mason; Duncan Lustig-Prean; Patrick Lister-Todd; Jeanette Smith

Keywords

Armed forces; Homosexuality; Gay rights; Military personnel; Discrimination; Legal decisions; Homosexual law reform; Gays; High courts; Lord Justice Simon Brown

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