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James Wharton
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North of England reporter, BFBS Forces News. Ex-soldier, Yorkshire dweller.
Cycling in Snowdonia
March 30, 2025 at 4:26 PM
This weekend marks 25 years since the gay ban was lifted. This evening (Friday) the winning design for the UK’s first dedicated memorial to the armed service of LGBT people was announced in London.

It’s called The Opened Letter and will be built at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire.
January 10, 2025 at 10:41 PM
We’ve been shooting a mini-doc for the past week, and it’s been a really eye-opening endeavour.

It’s all about the experiences of veterans who were criminalised for being gay in the UK armed forces. Some of the experiences we’ve been hearing have been nothing short of horrific.
January 10, 2025 at 10:41 PM