Biden pardons ex-service members convicted under a defunct gay sex ban so they can regain benefits
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“Today, 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.
WASHINGTON (AP) President Joe Biden pardoned potentially thousands of former U.S. service members convicted of violating a now-repealed military ban on consensual gay sex, saying Wednesday that he is…