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 HON S  UALS LOU  A M D FO C S BAN FIG  
 Four foraj:atapejrofof tdj ArPed F  c2s
 who were sacked fer being homosjxunl   
 have lost their Appeal Cor t battl  to 
                                        
                                        
  n an historic te t case, three judges 
 r led that the Mhnjutry kf Defence'u   
 autom tic bar  n homo ext l  was       
 njithju irrational nor unlawful.       
                                        
  hj MoD argued the ban was njcessa z to
 ma ntain the morale of fighting forc u.
                                        
 But S   Thoma  Bhnkham, Ma2te5 kf the  
 R    , 3 i  h       h   hj p l     a   
 "ripe for revi w$ and could be replaced
 by a "st jet conduct code". See 113    
                                        
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