Plymouth RAF veteran jailed for being gay pleads with military chiefs to apologise
David Bonney was dismissed - and then jailed - after being hounded by military police
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This British veteran, kicked out of the RAF for being gay, can proudly sport his medal again
The British military is allowing former service members who were stripped of medals because of their sexual orientation to apply to have them restored more than two decades after Britain lifted its ban on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender service personnel.
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Posted: Feb 17, 2021 6:15 PM ET | Last Updated: February 17
Carl Austin-Behan is a Royal Air Force veteran who was awarded a bravery medal as well as a commendation from the Queen, but was suspended from duty in 1997 for being gay. (Submitted by Carl Austin-Behan)
The BBC s Persian service has been accused of promoting the Iranian regime s homophobic views with posts calling gay people f s and an abomination .
The claims have been made by LGBT charity, the Peter Tatchell Foundation, which says a recent post on the BBC Persian website used a number of derogatory terms, also comparing gay people to opium addicts and people who commit incest.
Peter Tatchell (pictured) of the LGBT charity, the Peter Tatchell Foundation. The charity has asked the BBC to explain the publication of a homophobic article on BBC Persia
On another occasion, the site mockingly referred to so called LGBT+ Pride and apparently attempted to out an Iranian interviewee.