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New paper on the legacy of the UK military's "gay ban"
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This is likely to be of relevance to anyone interested in how policy and practice can address the destruction caused by institutional betrayal.
Shannon Allen, Gill McGill (both of Northumbria University Newcastle) and Brian Powers discuss the harms imposed by the "gay ban" policy that was in place in the UK military until the year 2000.
The article provides a commentary on the complexity of moral injury imposed on LGBT+ veterans, considering the multiple enduring losses that they sustained at individual, organisational, social and political levels.
It discusses in detail what actions have been taken to go some way towards making amends and what other specific measures are needed.
It is published on an open access basis in the journal Sexuality Research and Social Policy.