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Jean & Jo are taking part in 'The Selkie Swim' which is a 2.1km swim upstream on the Henley Royal Regatta course starting at Dawn.

https://henleyswim.com/events/henley-classic/

We are Twins who joined the Womens Royal Army Corp in 1977.

We were both affected with the ban on LGBT+ personnel serving during the Gay Ban.

Jean was discharged with no support, a one way ticket home, abandoned and lived a life of feeling ashamed. Only since joining Fighting with Pride has she been able to call herself a Veteran.

Jo served under the ban also, but felt forced to leave rather than get caught. Constantly looking over her shoulder was not a way forward.

The charity has given us our lives back and this is our way of 'giving back' to this amazing charity.

Fighting With Pride (FWP) is a military charity, created on the 20th anniversary of the complete lifting of the ban on LGBT+ service – the ‘gay ban’.

They are here to support LGBT+ Veterans, serving personnel and their families, particularly those who were affected by the ‘gay ban’, ultimately lifted on 12th January 2000. Before then, thousands of LGBT+ service personnel were removed or forced from service and abandoned, after serving with pride. In the years ahead it is their aim to restore the military covenant and bring this community back into the military family.

They are working with Veteran supporting organisations to build capacity for LGBT+ Veteran support, to recognise their service and help resolve the challenges they face in their lives beyond military service.

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