Biden pardoning LGBTQ+ service members convicted for sexual orientation (1 Viewer)

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    President Biden is pardoning LGBTQ+ service members who were convicted of a crime under military law based on their sexual orientation, he is expected to announce Wednesday. The Biden administration estimates the move will affect "thousands" of service members convicted over the six decades that military law formally banned consensual homosexual conduct, senior administration officials told reporters on a call Tuesday.

    "Today, I am righting an historic wrong by using my clemency authority to pardon many former service members who were convicted...

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