Lord Terence Etherton, who helped achieve justice for LGBTQ+ veterans in the UK, dies aged 73

Lord Terence Etherton (Image: UK Parliament)

The LGBTQ+ military community is in mourning today following the announcement that Lord Terence Etherton has passed away.

Lord Etherton, aged 73, died yesterday it has been confirmed. In his lifetime, he became the first openly gay man to hold such a high judiciary post when he became Master of the Rolls, the second most senior judge in England and Wales from 2016 to 2021.

He is perhaps best remembered as the author of the groundbreaking Etherton Report, following his review of into the treatment of LGBTQ+ veterans in the UK. The review focussed on the the ban on LGBT+ people serving in the armed forces which remained in place from 1967 until January 2000.

In his report, Lord Etherton made 49 recommendations

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