LGBTQIA+
Pride and Progress
12 June 2025
“Being able to march in a Pride in your uniform is something that I couldn’t even have dreamed of.”Kevin Bazeley ponders on Pride and progress.
Arrest and Humiliation
12 May 2025
25 years ago the ban on LGBT+ people in the British Armed Forces ended. To mark this anniversary, the RAF Museum has been recording those affected.
Fighting with Pride – Success
12 April 2025
On 12 Jan 2000, the ban on LGBT+ people in the UK Armed Forces ended. To commemorate this anniversary we are sharing the stories from gay veterans.
Incompatible with Service Life
19 March 2025
During his service as a firefighter in the Royal Air Force, Carl Austin-Behan rescued a pilot from a burning aircraft.
The Etherton Report
12 February 2025
In the second of our regular blogs to commemorate the repeal of the ban on homosexuals serving in the Armed Services we hear from Tracy Footit.
It was 25 years ago today
12 January 2025
In this short blog Jess Boydon-Juckes recounts the story of RAF Veteran Kevin Bazeley who was in 1985 a serving member of the RAF.