US EditionKing Charles Inaugurates UK’s First LGBT Armed Forces Memorial
The memorial honors thousands of LGBT veterans affected by a ban from 1967 to 2000, with compensation up to £70,000, officials said.
- King Charles is dedicating the UK's first memorial for LGBTQ+ servicemen and women at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire on October 27, 2025, laying flowers during the unveiling ceremony.
- The memorial, designed by Abraxas Academy and funded by a government grant of £350,000, symbolizes a crumpled letter with words from testimonies of personnel impacted by the military's historical gay ban enforced until 2000.
- Veterans affected by the ban, which led to brutal treatment, shared their emotional reactions, emphasizing the significance of acknowledgment and remembrance for their sacrifices.
- The memorial represents a significant acknowledgment of past injustices against LGBTQ+ military personnel and is described as a 'powerful step forward' in recognizing their sacrifices.
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The monument, entitled "An Opened Letter", aims to honor military members of the LGBTQIA+ community who still lend military service, but also those who did so when it was banned.
The United Kingdom Army banished homosexual, bisexual and transgender soldiers until 2000. This new monument inaugurates the end of an era of discrimination.
King Charles Honors LGBT Troops While U.S. Honors Warrior Legacy
King Charles III unveiled Britain’s first national memorial for LGBT troops. The king, the ceremonial head of the armed forces, laid flowers at the monument in the National Memorial Arboretum. Between 1967 and 2000, military personnel believed to be homosexual or transgender were considered unfit to serve and were either dismissed or discharged, the Associated Press reports. The memorial was recommended by the late Lord Etherton in The Etherton …
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King Charles III dedicates Britain’s first national memorial to LGBTQ+ troops
By JILL LAWLESS, Associated Press LONDON (AP) — King Charles III on Monday dedicated Britain’s first national memorial to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender troops, 25 years after the U.K. ended a ban on homosexuality in the armed forces. The king, who is the ceremonial head of the armed forces, laid flowers at the monument in the National Memorial Arboretum in central England at a service attended by scores of serving troops and veterans. T…
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