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<p>The information requested could be provided only at disproportionate cost. Dishonourable
discharge is not a term used by the UK Armed Forces. In order to positively identify
those discharges which were definitely related to sexual orientation, the Ministry
of Defence would have to conduct a manual search of the files of all Service personnel
discharged under the relevant regulations of 'misconduct' and 'services no longer
required', both of which encompass a wide range of conduct and behaviour.</p><p>Since
changes were made to the law in 2000 to allow homosexual men, lesbians and transgender
personnel to serve openly in the Armed Forces, the Ministry of Defence has taken many
positive steps to support lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender staff. The Royal
Navy and the Army currently feature in Stonewall's Top 100 Employers list, and Stonewall
has also publically praised Defence on our approach to ensuring that our workforce
is as diverse as possible.</p>
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