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of the british state. it s an apology they ve waited decades for. many endured the most horrific sexual abuse and violence, homophobic bullying and harassment, all while bravely serving this country. today, on behalf of the british state, i apologise. an apology that means everything to those whose hopes and dreams were taken away because it was illegal to be who they are. but what s being called a watershed moment for lgbt veterans is just the latest in a battle for equality that s lasted more than 20 years. the decriminalisation of homosexuality in britain began in 1967. but it wasn t until 33 years later, the year 2000, that the ban on gay people serving in the military was lifted, when these four veterans took their fight to the european court of human rights. more than 20 years later, the government launched the lgbt veterans independent review
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veterans are financially award is now being considered by the government. lgbt and identity correspondent lauren moss reports. the ban on lgbt people serving in our military until the year 2000 was an appalling failure of the british state. it s an apology they ve waited decades for. many endured the most horrific sexual abuse and violence, homophobic bullying and harassment, all while bravely serving this country. today, on behalf of the british state, i apologise. an apology that means everything to those whose hopes and dreams were taken away because it was illegal to be who they are. but what s being called a watershed moment for lgbt veterans is just the latest in a battle for equality that s lasted more than 20 years. the decriminalisation of homosexuality in britain began in 1967. but it wasn t until 33 years later, the year 2000, that the ban on gay people serving in the military
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and this reach the tipping point for winston 2019, when 28 players filed a gender discussion at equal pay a lawsuit against the u.s. soccer federation leading up to the world cup. they argued, quote, despite the fact that these female and male players are called upon to perform this in job responsibilities, the female players have been consistently paid less money than their male counterparts. this is true even though their performance has been superior to that of the male players, with a female players, and contests to male players, becoming world champions. and quote. it was that lawsuit, that battle for equality, hanging over the sidelines, as the woman soccer team took home their fourth world cup championship title. two days after that world captivating when, the team leader, megan rapinoe, joined rachel. the conversation is not about equal pay and more.
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