Mark Abrahams OBE

Mark Abrahams OBE

Wing Commander Mark Abrahams OBE is an international relations and engagement specialist, and former president of the RAF’s LGBT+ Freedom Network. He tells Rosie about what it was like being gay while rising up the ranks in the British military.

Show notes

This week, Rosie is joined by the RAF’s Wing Commander Mark Abrahams OBE, who shares what it was like being gay while rising up the ranks in the British military, coming out in the Air Force, and helping to establish the RAF’s thriving LGBT+ Freedom Network.

Topics discussed:

  1. Being LGBTQ+ being banned in the UK military before 2000
  2. Coming out in the Royal Air Force
  3. The UK military’s ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ era
  4. Founding the RAF’s LGBT Forum and LGBT+ Freedom Network

This podcast is hosted by Rosie Pentreath.

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Rosie Pentreath

Rosie Pentreath

Rosie Pentreath is the founder and host of OUTcast Podcast. Rosie is a writer and content producer who’s written for Fearne Cotton's Happy Place App, Classic FM, MasterChef Australia, Gogglebox Australia, The X Factor Australia, BBC Music Magazine, Reader's Digest, Grazia, Cosmopolitan, Homes & Antiques and more.

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Guests

Mark Abrahams OBE

Mark Abrahams OBE

Wing Commander Mark Abrahams OBE is an international relations specialist, and former president of the RAF’s LGBT+ Freedom Network.

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