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Armed forces

I became an actor after 30 years as a Royal Marine. Here's what people need to know about veterans
Sunray: Fallen Soldier film starring Tip Cullen
Tip Cullen

I became an actor after 30 years as a Royal Marine. Here's what people need to know about veterans

Former commando Tip Cullen is now an actor and filmmaker. Here’s how the arts help veterans like him and shine a light on their stories
100-year-old WW2 heroine Dorothea: 'As soon as the war finished we were told to go back to the kitchen'
letter to my younger self

100-year-old WW2 heroine Dorothea: 'As soon as the war finished we were told to go back to the kitchen'

'I didn't see a future': Trans veteran forced to hide true self for decades under armed forces 'gay ban'
caroline paige, transgender fighter pilot
LGBTQ+ veterans

'I didn't see a future': Trans veteran forced to hide true self for decades under armed forces 'gay ban'

Government buys back military homes after 'disastrous' privatisation deal cost taxpayer billions
Military homes

Government buys back military homes after 'disastrous' privatisation deal cost taxpayer billions

Veterans kicked out of armed forces under 'gay ban' to get £75m. But can it right the wrongs?
Craig Jones

Veterans kicked out of armed forces under 'gay ban' to get £75m. But can it right the wrongs?

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‘I was terrified I would be sent to prison for being gay in the armed forces. I had a mental health crisis’
Craig Jones/ Gay in the military
LGBT+ veterans

‘I was terrified I would be sent to prison for being gay in the armed forces. I had a mental health crisis’

‘I was forced to leave the navy six weeks after kissing a woman for the first time’
Tilla Brook/ Gay in the navy
LGBT+ veterans

‘I was forced to leave the navy six weeks after kissing a woman for the first time’

‘My partner died of Aids and no one knew because it was illegal to be gay in the armed forces’
patrick/ gay in the military
LGBT+ veterans

‘My partner died of Aids and no one knew because it was illegal to be gay in the armed forces’

People were sacked and imprisoned for being gay in the armed forces. Now they are fighting for justice
gay ban military
LGBT+ veterans

People were sacked and imprisoned for being gay in the armed forces. Now they are fighting for justice

A young veteran's struggle with the cost of living crisis
veterans silhouette
Remembrance

A young veteran's struggle with the cost of living crisis

How to come out from behind the mask
Life

How to come out from behind the mask

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