LGBTQIA+

Pride and Progress
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.

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Arrest and Humiliation
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.

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Fighting with Pride – Success
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.

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Incompatible with Service Life
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.

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The Etherton Report
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.

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It was 25 years ago today
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.

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