Gay people in the armed forces

Title

Gay people in the armed forces

Genre

Interview

TX Date

8 Jun 1995

Year of production

1995

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Duration

00:01:02

Description

John Terrett interviews Robert Ely, the founder of Rank Outsiders, a support group for gay people in the armed forces, about why the Ministry of Defence policy on gay people must change. Follows a High Court test case by 4 discharged gay servicemen and women against the total ban.

Contributors

John Terrett; Robert Ely

Keywords

Armed forces; Homosexuality; Gay rights; Military personnel; Discrimination; Legal decisions; Homosexual law reform; Ministry of Defence; Gays; High courts

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