Nurse kicked out of Air Force (1)
01 January 1991
Nurse kicked out of Air Force
artdoc August=1994
A nurse with five years experience has been dismissed from the
British air force after it was revealed that she was a lesbian.
Jeanette Smith, a Senior Air Force Woman, returned from holiday
to find that her superiors had discovered her sexuality. `I was
stunned because over the past five years Id never had any
problems whatsoever,' she said. `The reference I have to offer
will tell people that my services in the air force were no longer
required. My career is over because I haven't finished my
training. I have no civil rights'. A Ministry of Defence
spokesman stated that `any one who declares themselves to be
homosexual will be discharged because homosexuality is
incompatible with service life'.
Pink Paper, 8.7.94.