Army E&D staff and serving LGB personnel
participated in a single-Service discussion.
This covered: Representation; Monitoring and Continuous Attitude Survey;
Marching in Uniform at Pride; Stonewall Diversity Champions; Conference;
Publicity; Bullying and Harassment; Next Steps.
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Army Briefing Note 25-05 - The Introduction of Civil
Partnerships - is largely replicated in the Civil
Partnership Act Background Notes on proud2serve.net. The original
Briefing
Note is on defenceNet (dii access required)
diva magazine - at your service ma'am
"
Life has vastly improved for lesbians serving in the British
Military since the ban on homosexuality was lifted in 2000, but
there's still room for improvement." When Lance
Corporal Chelsea Bradshaw joined the Army in August 2002,
she had no idea that there had ever been a ban on homosexuality
in the Armed Forces. Then aged 16, she enlisted straight
after leaving school, and says, ‘I didn’t know
that there’d been any discrimination against anyone
in the Army.’ She
knows a lot of other women who are out in the Army, she’s
never had any trouble because of her sexuality, and everyone
in the office where she works as a clerk is very supportive.
After she entered into a Civil Partnership with Lance Corporal
Rachel Gardner in February this year, the Army gave the couple
married quarters so that they could live together, as would
any heterosexually married couple. [more
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27 Aug 05
British Army participates in first Gay Pride parade
The Army have joined a gay pride parade for the first time, as soldiers
marched with lesbians and gay men at Manchester's Pride Festival. About
10 uniformed soldiers paraded and manned a recruitment stall. Some 20
RAF colleagues manned a float featuring a plane cockpit - the RAF was
the first armed service to join a gay pride festival at last year's event.
[more
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24 Aug 05
proud2serve Press Release
proud2serve.net, launched earlier this year, is a new website for lesbian
and gay service personnel in the British Military. Aimed primarily at
Royal Navy/Royal Marines, British Army and Royal Air Force personnel
its audience also extends to the Reserve Forces and partners of the serving.
[more...]
Aug 05
Capt Gary New tells his story - interviewed
by Attitude Magazine
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Apr 05
Rt Hon Tony Blair MP interviewed by attitude
"The treatment of gay men in the armed services was one of the most important
changes because it sent a strong signal about the stereotypes about gay men,
and it showed that they aren't true. I think it's important in relationship to
things like sport as well, so that people really do not think it either strange
of difficult that people of a different sexuality are moving into those areas,
or being open about it." [more...]
24 Mar 05
(US) Army Recruitment
Bottoms Out But No Plans To End Military's Gay Ban
A study done by the Government Accountability Office shows that more
than 10,000 service members have been discharged over the last 10 years
under the 'don't ask, don't tell' policy and that it has cost taxpayers
more than $200 million to recruit replacements for LGBT enlisted service
members who were discharged. But, despite the drain on troops and failure
of the Pentagon to attract enlistees, Army Secretary Francis J. Harvey
says there are no plans to end "don't ask, don't tell". [more...]
22 Feb 05
Gay Personnel
Can Live Together
Gay servicemen and women in the Armed Forces are to be allowed to live
in family quarters as long as their relationships is registered under
the new Civil Partnership Act, which comes into force later this year.
An MoD spokesman said that the new policy would come into effect for
all Army, Royal Navy and RAF staff from the autumn. [more...]
22 Nov 00
"UK Military:
Gays don't harm morale"
Ten months after the ban on gays in the British military was lifted,
the first assessment of the consequences has found no effect on morale.
A confidential MOD review says the introduction of gays has had no adverse
effects on the operational forces. The conclusion will embarrass service
chiefs, who fought to retain the ban, and the Conservative Pary, which
has pledged to consider its reintroduction. "There is widespread
acceptance of the new policy. It has not been an issue of great debate.
In fact, there has been a marked lack of reaction. Generally there has
been a mature, pragmatic approach, which allowed the policy to succeed.
The change in policy has been hailed as a solid achievement." [more
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