U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak apologized Wednesday for the treatment of gay veterans, saying that a previous ban on LGBTQ+ people serving in the U.K. military was an appalling failure of the British state. The apology came after an independent review published Wednesday estimated that hundreds, if not thousands, of veterans, were dismissed or suffered under an official ban on homosexuality in the U.K. armed forces that was enforced until 2000. Sunak told Parliament, “On behalf of the British state, I apologize.” The report was carried out by retired senior judge Terence Etherton, who compiled evidence from more than 1,100 veterans. It documented the effects of an incomprehensible policy of homophobic bigotry in the UK armed forces, mentioning how some of the victims took their own lives, while others attempted suicide. #Queer Up The World View