Gay officer discriminated against in Royal Navy accommodation policy
A gay officer made to feel ‘sub-human’ by the way his complaint about the Royal Navy’s accommodation policy was handled as been awarded £46,000 at an employment tribunal.
The officer, referred to as ‘XA’ in the judgment, complained after he found that couples and people with children were given two accommodation options to choose from, while single people were only given one.
In 2017, after accepting a posting to Bristol, the officer requested accommodation in the city centre, which would allow him to be closer to other people from the LGBTQ+ community. He felt that if he was given accommodation elsewhere, he would become isolated.
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