Following Rishi Sunak’s apology for the historical treatment of LGBT veterans and Armed Forces personnel, Rory O’Connor, the RAF Association’s Director of Member, Branch and Wellbeing said:
“We welcome the apology made by the Prime Minister and the Defence Secretary in Parliament today regarding the historic treatment of LGBT veterans and Armed Forces personnel. Before the ban on homosexuality was lifted in 2000, many people suffered horrific ill-treatment due to this law.
“The RAF Association proudly supports our entire RAF community and we have signed up to the Pride in Veterans Standard (PiVS) programme, demonstrating our desire to deliver the highest standards for LGBT+ veteran inclusion. PiVS is run by Fighting With Pride and is open to organisations that provide services or support for the Armed Forces community and are committed to providing inclusive and welcome support to LGBT+ veterans, serving personnel and their families.”
