Shropshire veteran back in military family after lesbian sacking

Jean Macdonald says 40 years after being dismissed, charities have helped her identify as a veteran.

looking at how the Armed Forces dealt with members of the LGBT community, thought to have affected more than 5,000 people, is set to report back in May.

Finding the episode traumatising, it resulted in years of mental health difficulties leading to a diagnosis of complex PTSD. But after connecting with other LGBT veterans through the charities Fighting with Pride and Salute Her in the past 18 months she had "reclaimed her veteran status.""I wouldn't be where I am today if it wasn't for their help," she said.

"I hold the camera up and look through the viewfinder and all of a sudden the world doesn't seem such a scary place, it's just being in that moment," she said.Ms Macdonald marched at the Cenotaph with charity Fighting with Pride - the first time LGBTQ veterans were allowed

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