LONDON — For decades, L.G.B.T. members of Britain’s military were systematically dismissed from the ranks and stripped of their medals. Now, after years of campaigning by those targeted by the policy, the government has outlined a pathway for them to get their medals back. The defense ministry, which has acknowledged that the practice was “wrong, discriminatory and unjust,” said in a statement on Tuesday that it was taking a further step in addressing that injustice. The military has not released figures on how many people were affected before Britain lifted a ban on gay people serving in the military after the European Court of Human Rights ruled in 2000 that the policy violated basic human rights.

Source: New York Times February 16, 2021 15:33 UTC