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Veterans win first stage of court battle over MoD's 'unfair and irrational' LGBT compensation scheme

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“Veterans win first stage of court battle over MoD's 'unfair and irrational' LGBT compensation scheme”

Veterans have won the first stage of their legal battle over the Ministry of Defence (MoD)'s "unfair and irrational" compensation scheme. Steven Stewart, 55, and Mark Shephard, 49, were "forced to resign" from the armed forces because of their sexuality or perceived sexuality. A ban on LGBT+ personnel was in place between 1967 and 2000, meaning that those thought to be gay or transgender faced interrogation and dismissal. As a result of their resignations, they were eligible for the LGBT…

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