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Radio Newcastle,22 mins

'Fighting with Pride' an LGBTQ+ veterans charity

Anna Foster

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Veteran turned activist Carl Austin-Behan OBE received a number of awards and recognition for his bravery while serving with the RAF, but, in 1997, he was dismissed from the service as it was still illegal for gay people to serve in The UK Armed Forces and as his homosexuality was deemed 'incompatible with service life.'

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