'A Historic Wrong': Veterans Kicked Out Of Army For Being Gay To Receive Up To £70,000 Each

Military personnel take part in the Gay Pride parade on July 5, 2008 in London, England. 

Veterans who were forced out of the armed forces for being gay are to receive up to £70,000 each in compensation, the government has announced.

Defence secretary John Healey said their treatment “was a moral stain on our nation”.

A total of £75 million is being set aside to fund the compensation scheme following a review into how LGBT veterans were treated in the past.

Those who were...