An estimated 100,000 LGBTQ former service members were discharged for criminalized sexual orientation.
HOUSTON — President Joe Biden says he's"righting a historic wrong" by using his power to pardon to offer clemency to an estimated 100,000 LGBTQ former service members discharged for their sexual orientation.
They faced court martial, jail time and a dishonorable discharge. Sometimes, their discharge papers bore the label: sexual perversion. "I made a statement when Bill Clinton had announced he was going to lift the band. I joined other members of the military in coming out in order to add pressure to that decision," he said.
"This wasn't just dishonorable discharge from the military also meant that they were no longer able to access veterans benefits their families could not access those benefits," said Austin Davis Ruiz with the
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