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On This Gay Day: ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ was repealed in 2011

On This Gay Day: ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ was repealed in 2011

The US military policy of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ comes to an end on this day in 2011 ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ -The US military policy which required gay and lesbian personnel to keep their sexuality a secret came to an end on this day in 2011. Under DADT, the US military fired an estimated […]

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Diversity in the armed forces – imagine if it was more than a finger nail

Diversity in the armed forces – imagine if it was more than a finger nail

OPINION Sweden’s armed forces are celebrating the country’s annual Pride celebrations and highlighting that their military is an organisation that embraces diversity and equality. During the Pride celebrations their armed forces have launched a campaign called We Don’t Always March Straight. The campaign involves a website and newspaper advertisements that highlight their commit to diversity […]

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Defence Minister says cost of transgender health care is justified

Defence Minister says cost of transgender health care is justified

Defence Minister Marise Payne has rejected calls to scrap health care in the armed forces for personnel who have gender disphoria. Answering a question in parliament from One Nation’s Senator Pauline Hanson, the Defence Minister said it would be invidious to discriminate between health conditions affecting personnel. Over the weekend it was reported that over […]

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