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Article: Military ban on gays deemed unlawful.(United Kingdom)(Brief Article)
- Article from:
- The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)
- Article date:
- November 9, 1999
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The United Kingdom's ban on gays in the military is a breach of human rights, according to the European Court of Human Rights. The European court ruled September 27 in favor of four soldier's who were discharged after acknowledging they are gay.
"Now the government has to lift the ban," said Royal Navy intelligence officer Graeme Grady, one of the four men who had appealed their dismissal to ...