英国国防大臣韦斯·斯特里廷正在寻求通过庭外和解的方式处理一场涉及LGBT退役军人的赔偿纠纷1。高等法院即将对两名前军人Steven Stewart（55岁）和Mark Shephard（49岁）的司法复议申请做出裁定1。这两名申请人因性取向被迫离开军队，Stewart获得了7000英镑赔偿，Shephard获得了5000英镑赔偿，但符合条件的LGBT退役军人应获得的赔偿额为50000英镑1。
国防部表示正在寻求不需要法律诉讼的解决方案1，但尚未承诺修改现有规则1。英国军队曾长期禁止LGBT人员服役，直到2000年才解除这一禁令1。根据估计，每年约有200至250名军人因性取向被开除1。国防部已分配7500万英镑用于这一补偿项目，目前已发放超过6000万英镑1。斯特里廷表示，"一些退役军人在看到正义伸张之前已经去世了"1。这项LGBT财务认可计划于2024年在基尔·斯塔默任期内建立1。
Britain's Defence Secretary Wes Streeting is pursuing an out-of-court resolution to settle a compensation row affecting LGBT veterans 1. The dispute centres on whether military personnel forced to leave the armed forces due to their sexual orientation should receive £50,000 in compensation 1. The High Court is expected to rule imminently on judicial review applications filed by two former service members, Steven Stewart, 55, and Mark Shephard, 49, who received significantly lower payouts of £7,000 and £5,000 respectively 1.
The UK military maintained a ban on LGBT personnel serving until 2000, and an estimated 200 to 250 service members were discharged annually on grounds of sexual orientation 1. To address this historical injustice, the government established an LGBT financial recognition scheme in 2024 under Prime Minister Keir Starmer's administration 1. The Ministry has allocated £75 million for the programme and has already distributed over £60 million 1. Streeting acknowledged the urgency of the matter, stating that "some veterans have died before seeing justice done" 1. While the Defence Ministry claims it is seeking solutions that do not require court intervention, it has not yet committed to modifying the compensation rules 1.
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