Evidence shows that as many as 1,000 gay men serving in the Merchant Navy supported the British effort in The Falklands/Malvinas War and that their contribution has been hidden until now. Jo Stanley, co-writer of Hello Sailor, an account of the gay history of the Merchant Navy writes about the hidden homosexual side of the 1983 campaign in the Pink News. To read it go here.
Hidden Histories: How Gay Sailors Helped in The Falklands War
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