Gay payment
Gay ban veterans to earn up to £70K in compensation
Applications will open on Friday for LGBT veterans who were dismissed or discharged because of their sexual orientation or gender identity to receive £50,
Additional payments of up to £20, will also be available for those negatively impacted by the ban on LGBT personnel between and
This is aimed at those who suffered harassment, invasive investigations and those who were sent to prison.
The exact amount of additional compensation will be decided by an independent panel.
All payments will be exempt from income tax and will not affect means-tested benefits.
Healey said veterans who suffered mistreatment in the armed forces under the "gay ban" can expect to be paid compensation "soon into the new year".
He told the commons: "On behalf of the Government, I want to apologise without reservation for the pain and the injustice caused during this dark chapter of our armed forces history".
Under the plans, LGBT veterans would have "any blame or dishonour" stricken from their service tape
Gay man subjected to ‘exorcism’ at Sheffield church receives compensation
A gay man has been paid compensation from a Church of England parish after he was subjected to an “exorcism” to purge him of his homosexuality, it has been reported.
Matthew Drapper, 37, was a volunteer at St Thomas Philadelphia, a joint Anglican-Baptist congregation in Sheffield, in when he was invited to an “encounter God weekend” at the “contemporary, welcoming church”, the Times reported.
Drapper was told “sexual impurity” had allowed demons to go in his body and that an exorcism was to be performed. During the incident he was instructed to “break agreements with Hollywood and the media” that led him into an ungodly lifestyle.
He said he was left deeply distressed after the exorcism, which was conducted by a married couple who were “prayer leaders”. He felt so depressed and “empty” that he considered taking his own life.
Drapper told the Times: “Looking back it seems love something out of a horror movie – for someone to be standing over you saying they can see the demons leaving your body is quite t
Gays' Pay in the UK
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