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'The Army's gay ban led to my mental breakdown'

73-year-old Claire Ashton from Uffington joined the army in 1969 when it was illegal to be gay in the armed forces. Clare says,'They thought I was gay as trans hadn't crossed their radar all those years ago.' Consequently Claire suffered prejudice and abuse during her time in the army.
She told her story to 成人快手 Radio Shropshire's Rob Trigg.

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