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President Joe Biden says troops who were convicted under an old military policy criminalizing consensual gay sex can now apply for full pardons.
President Joe Biden is pardoning potentially thousands of former U.S. service members convicted of violating a now-repealed military ban on consensual gay sex.
President Joe Biden is expected to pardon US veterans who were convicted by the military over a 60-year period under a military law that banned gay sex, three US officials told CNN.
President Biden on Wednesday pardoned thousands of US veterans who were convicted of having gay sex while serving in the military. The decision will allow those affected to recoup benefits lost because of their convictions,
In his statement, Mr Biden said he is "using [his] clemency authority to pardon many former service members who were convicted simply for being themselves". "We have a sacred obli
President Joe Biden will issue a proclamation giving mass clemency to US service members convicted of charges under a Cold War-era purge of gay and lesbian people, reversing a decades-long policy of discrimination that forced an estimated 100,
President Joe Biden will pardon U.S. military veterans who were discharged or convicted under military law for consensual same-sex relations, the administration announced Wednesday. The White House could not provide an exact number of veterans who will be pardoned,
The president said this would right a "historic wrong" and allow these servicemen and women to regain lost benefits.
U.S. President Joe Biden has pardoned potentially thousands of former U.S. service members convicted of violating a now-repealed military ban on consensual gay sex, saying Wednesday that he is “righting an historic wrong" to clear the way for them to regain lost benefits.
Public discharge records meant that L.G.B.T.Q. service members were outed upon returning home, which inevitably led to further discrimination. This culture was explicitly formalized after President Harry Truman created the Uniform Code of Military Justice in 1951,
The Pentagon launched a webpage detailing how troops convicted under an old military policy criminalizing consensual gay sex can apply for pardons.
WASHINGTON >> President Joe Biden issued a proclamation today that would set in motion a process to pardon U.S. veterans convicted by the military for gay sex, which was illegal until the provision was repealed in late 2013.
The pardon will allow U.S. veterans to recover lost benefits and to petition to have their discharges from the military upgraded.
Mr. Biden said in a statement Wednesday that he was "righting a historical wrong." Tesla announced another recall for its Cybertruck, its fourth since its release in late last year, but within the recall notice is an interesting nugget on how many Cybertrucks are actually out in the wild.
The president’s proclamation would grant clemency to around 2,000 people charged between 1951 and 2013 under a military code that outlawed the behavior.
Biden indulta a miles de militares condenados por el veto ya derogado del ejército a relaciones homosexuales consentidas.
Biden pardons potentially thousands of service members convicted under now-repealed military ban on consensual gay sex.
The pardon proclamation is expected to drop Wednesday and affect around 2,000 people, three officials familiar with the matter told CNN.
President Joe Biden is expected to pardon US veterans who were convicted by the military over a 60-year period under a military law that banned gay sex, three US officials told CNN.
Thousands of service members were convicted of violating a now-repealed ban on consensual sex between gay couples
President Joe Biden announced Wednesday that he is offering pardons for thousands of U.S. veterans expelled from the military based on their sexual orientation. The White House estimates that roughly 100,
Biden said thousands of LGBTQI+ service members were unjustly forced out of the military and court-martialed under the now-repealed law.
President Joe Biden on Wednesday pardoned thousands of U.S. veterans convicted for consensual gay sex between 1951 and 2013, when sodomy was banned under military law. An estimated 2,000 former military personnel are eligible to have their dismissals upgraded to honorable discharges,
Biden offers pardon to thousands LGBTQ+ veterans convicted under a military law that banned same-sex relationships.
President Joe Biden issued a blanket pardon on Wednesday morning to LGBTQI+ service members removed from the military because of their sexual orientation/gender identity.
I am righting an historic wrong by using my clemency authority to pardon many former service members who were convicted simply for being themselves,” President Joe Biden said in a statement.
President Biden is set to pardon thousands of veterans convicted under an old military law that banned sex with the same gender.
President Joe Biden will use his clemency powers to pardon service members who were convicted under a now-defunct Uniform Code of Military Justice provision that barred gay sex for more than six decades,
US President Joe Biden announced Wednesday that he was "righting an historic wrong" by pardoning military personnel convicted under a law banning homosexuality in the armed forces for decades.
Insights from The War Horse, USA Today, The New York Times, and Vox US President Joe Biden is on Wednesday expected to pardon American veterans who were convicted under a military law that banned gay sex.
The Biden administration is expected to announce pardons for U.S. veterans who were convicted under now-repealed military rules that prohibited gay sex.
President Biden on Wednesday issued a blanket pardon to LGBTQI+ service members removed from the military because of their sexual orientation or gender identity.
President Joe Biden said Wednesday he will use clemency authority to pardon former service members who were convicted of crimes because of their sexual orientations or gender identities.
President Joe Biden issued pardons to thousands of veterans convicted of violating the military bans against LGBTQ+ relationships and identity.
President Joe Biden on Biden issued a statement saying he was “righting an historic wrong” to pardon former service members “who were convicted simply for being themselves,” The Associated Press reported.
I am righting a historic wrong by using my clemency authority to pardon many former service members who were convicted simply for being themselves,” Biden said.
We have a sacred obligation to all of our service members — including our brave LGBTQI service members,” Biden said.
President Joe Biden pardoned potentially thousands of former U.S. service members convicted of violating a now-repealed military ban on consensual gay sex, saying Wednesday that he is “righting an historic wrong” to clear the way for them to regain lost benefits.
President Joe Biden pardoned potentially thousands of former U.S. service members convicted of violating a now-repealed military ban on consensual gay sex, saying Wednesday that he is "righting an historic wrong" to clear the way for them to regain lost benefits.