Ben Wales called codebreaker Alan Turing “probably the greatest war hero ever.” Photo: Life Magazine/Getty
The statue of Alan Turing should be installed on the fourth pedagogue of Trafalgar Square, said Ben Wallace after the government apologized to LGBT veterans. »The success of someone from the LGBT community.
Mr Wallace made the offer in response Wednesday in the House of Commons. to an independent review of service based on the experiences of LGBT veterans who served between 1967 and 2000, when homosexuality in the military was illegal.
A review by Lord Atherton, former lists officer and head of civil justice, made 49 recommendations to the government, including providing an “appropriate financial bonus” to injured veterans.
Mr. Wallace told MPs: “There are no barriers to the success of gay men and women and what they can achieve in this world.”
“Dr. Turing was probably the greatest World War II hero in my book. His achievements shortened the war, saved thousands of lives, helped defeat the Nazis. And its history is a sad history of society and how it was treated.”
The Fourth Plinth currently has no permanent display and is used by the London Mayor's Fourth Plinth Commission to showcase temporary art installations.
Anthony Mangnall, Conservative MP for Totnes, said: “I fully support the Secretary of Defense's campaign to put up a statue of Dr. Turing in Trafalgar Square if he launches it.”
This comes after Rishi Sunak apologized on Wednesday for the way LGBT people have historically been treated in the military.
The Prime Minister said: “The ban on LGBT people serving in our military until the year 2000 was a terrible failure by the British state for decades behind the law of this land. >
Lord Esterton said the report, which produced a total of 1,128 testimonies, was “a unique record of what, to the modern eye, is the incomprehensible politics of homophobic bigotry in our armed forces.” The talk about institutional homophobia is correct. You have read it. I was part of that army.
“I was determined to make that statement today…because I wanted to acknowledge…I was part of that mindset…which I deeply regret.”
Craig Jones, executive chairman of the charity Fighting with Pride, said he was confident the government would provide compensation to LGBT veterans who had been mistreated.
Mr Jones, who served in the Royal Navy, said: “The Prime Minister’s apology from on behalf of the state and the possibility of financial compensation A pension for veterans who lived their lives in poverty were perhaps the two most important commitments we heard today.”
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