An era when gay spies were feared

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A ban on gay men and women serving in MI5, MI6 or GCHQ was in force as recently as 1991. Fast forward 25 years and MI5 tops Stonewall's 2016 list of the 400 best places to work for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. "Queer men were thought to be untrustworthy because of their queerness," says one expert. "They were vulnerable to blackmail because the law offered them no protection." But according to another commentator, gay people made very good spies: "They could keep secrets, and tell lies."

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Interesting that a simple piece of legislation can turn you from liability to asset.