it was really wonderful to be able
and give a statement.
So, I kind of it was hard, obviously,
and you're writing about,
that it's had.
But I'm kind of grateful
that I was able to do it
you know, it's
a big thing to get an apology,
and then there are a number
of recommendations that Lord Etherton
made. So,
Yeah.
So having,
being given kind of a record of service
and your record of service,
and also
the Etherton pin badge, to acknowledge
as LGBT veterans.
and then, there is still,
you know, the question of compensation,
you know, most of us lost the career
all the rest of it,
all the, you know, the security.
Yeah, I've tried to
before and,
So I kind of say, you know, imagine
your degree that you worked hard for,
They take that paper away from you,
everything away
you know,
a part of who you are
so, you know,
we all went through our training,
And when you, you pass,
So that's really significant that we’re
recognized, that
we did achieve that.
And actually.
We deserve to be able
to wear the beret of the service that we,
we served in.
Yeah.
The Etherton ribbon is obviously,
in recognition of Lord Etherton's
it was
designed in partnership with veterans.
But also the
I think their inclusion teams,
So it's got the three colors
So blue, or navy blue
And then the paler blue for the RAF,
with the rainbow on it as well.
And it's got, in Latin,
are the words that are on there.
And it was actually
really emotional to receive
it because, Lord Etherton actually gave
gave it to me.
So I was actually able to thank him
for his work.
Which meant a lot because.
Without the report,
the work that he did,
