Royal British Legion to Decide on Wreath Laying for LGBTQ+ Veterans at Biggleswade Remembrance Day

Royal British Legion to decide on wreath laying for LGBTQ+ veterans at Biggleswade Remembrance Day

A wreath is expected to be laid in honour of LGBTQ+ veterans at this year’s Remembrance Day parade in Biggleswade, subject to Royal British Legion approval.

Falklands War landing craft decorated in rainbow colours for Pride: 'Pride flags have no place on naval ships!'

A Falklands War landing craft has been coated in a rainbow vinyl wrap to celebrate Pride, sparking outrage among veterans.Portsmouth Historic Quarter, which owns Foxtrot 8, commissioned the decoration to mark the 25th anniversary of the ban on homosexuality within the Armed Forces being lifted.The historic landing craft landed Royal Marine and Parachute Regiment soldiers on the South Atlantic archipelago.Its new makeover has been criticised as d…

Veterans hit out after Pride flag wrapped around landing craft used in Falklands

FALKLANDS War veterans have hit out after a landing craft used in the conflict was wrapped in a rainbow Pride flag.  The facelift is to mark 25 years since the ban on gay people in the Armed Forces was lifted. PAFalklands War veterans have slammed the Pride flag makeover on the landing craft used in the conflict[/caption] AlamyA landing craft carrying troops in 1982[/caption] Rear Admiral Chris Parry, who served in the South Atlantic in 1982, sa…

Falklands War landing craft wrapped in Pride colours sparks backlash from veterans - Daily Telegraph NZ

Image – Portsmouth Historic Quarter. A Falklands War landing craft has become the first war vessel in British history to be wrapped in rainbow colours to celebrate Pride, igniting fierce debate among veterans and politicians. The vessel, Foxtrot 8, which once carried Royal Marines and Parachute Regiment troops during the 1982 conflict, was decorated by Portsmouth Historic Quarter in partnership with the charity Fighting With Pride to mark 25 yea…

Historic Royal Navy landing craft becomes first British war vessel in history to be wrapped in Pride colours

An historic Royal Navy landing craft – owned by Portsmouth Historic Quarter and no longer used operationally by the military – has become the first British war vessel in history to be wrapped in Pride colours. Decorated to mark the 25th anniversary of the lifting of the ban on LGBTQ+ people serving in the British […]