{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/69b6ef3b7ebe44dc8bcc0de0/69b6ef45cad04b62227b8318?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Serving in Silence: Craig Jones on the Armed Forces Gay Ban","description":"<p>Hosted by Leslie Clarke</p><p><br></p><p><em>Still Here</em> is Scene Magazine’s new podcast exploring queer resilience, memory and resistance — told through the voices of those who refused to disappear.</p><p><br></p><p>In our first episode, Leslie Clarke speaks with <strong>Craig Jones</strong>, former Royal Navy officer and founder of <strong>Fighting With Pride</strong>, about serving under the Armed Forces Gay Ban, coming out the day it was lifted, and the long fight to secure justice for LGBTQ+ veterans who were dismissed, imprisoned or erased from history.</p><p><br></p><p>Jones reflects on integrity and fear, institutional change from the inside, and why equality — once won — can never be taken for granted. It’s a powerful conversation about what it means to survive hostile systems and insist on being seen.</p>","author_name":"Scene Magazine"}