I was gay in the British Army when it was illegal 20 years ago.

Trevor Skingle after joining the Army in 1974 - and marching at Pride in London in 2019 (Image: Pink News)

January 12 marks 20 years since the UK’s ban on gay, lesbian and bisexual people in the British Army and the UK’s armed forces was lifted.

The lifting of the ban on LGB soldiers, which followed a ruling from the…