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Date Time Former personnel discharged over sexuality to have medals restored Former service personnel will be invited to apply for any medals forfeited due to a historic ban on being homosexual in the military which was not lifted until 2000. In some circumstances, the families of deceased personnel affected will also be able to apply. This new initiative will also address those who were discharged because of their sexuality and lost the opportunity to regain medals previously forfeited for unrelated reasons. It is hoped that correcting this historic injustice will bring some comfort to veter...

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is addressing a "historical wrong" by returning service medals to former Armed Forces personnel who were dismissed from service based on their sexual orientation or gender identity, and had their medals taken from them. Prior to 2000, a number of armed forces personnel were discharged from service on the basis of their sexuality. Some received convictions under specified legislation for homosexual behaviour that has now been de-criminalised, while others were discharged solely on the basis of their sexuality, without any conviction. Now, the MOD has sa...

Britain’s defense ministry said it was “committed to addressing this historical wrong.”

As ICU capacities continue to dip, coronavirus positive cases within the local Latino community stay high. Leaders within the Latino community are now pleading with people to stay home during the holidays.

Print The San Diego Latino Health Coalition has launched a campaign urging the Latino community to protect their families by staying home for Christmas and getting tested for COVID-19. The “Con Orgullo” (With Pride) campaign focuses on communities that have been disproportionately affected in San Diego County and statewide. Nearly 58 percent of COVID-19 cases and almost 49 percent of deaths in the county are among people of Latino descent, according to the county’s Health and Human Services Agency. With the resurgence of cases that has led to the county returning to its most restrictiv...