Current Version
| Region | United Kingdom |
| Issue | Serving openly in military |
| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | Jan 12, 2000 |
| End Date | now |
| Description | The Ministry of Defence were forced to change their stance on when the European Court of Human Rights ruled in September 1999 that the then current ban on gays in the military was unlawful. |
| Sources | http://hudoc.echr.coe.int/sites/eng/pages/search.aspx#%7B%22dmdocnumber%22%3A%5B%22696285%22%5D%2C%22display%22%3A%5B0%5D%7D http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/620178.stm |
Revision History (1)
Revision by beeurd
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| Note | The Ministry of Defence were forced to change their stance on when the European Court of Human Rights ruled in September 1999 that the then current ban on gays in the military was unlawful. |