Description

This week, Rosie is joined by the RAF’s Wing Commander Mark Abrahams OBE, who shares what it was like being gay while rising up the ranks in the British military, coming out in the Air Force, and helping to establish the RAF’s thriving LGBT+ Freedom Network.

Topics discussed:

1. Being LGBTQ+ being banned in the UK military before 2000
2. Coming out in the Royal Air Force
3. The UK military’s ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ era
4. Founding the RAF’s LGBT Forum and LGBT+ Freedom Network

This podcast is hosted by Rosie Pentreath.