Biden pardons U.S. veterans convicted of having consensual gay sex

A man in a dark suit with a blue tie and an American flag pin on his lapel stands at a podium in front of a large American flag.

U.S. President Joe Biden has pardoned potentially thousands of former U.S. service members convicted of violating a now-repealed military ban on consensual gay sex, saying Wednesday that he is “righting an historic wrong” to clear the way for them to regain lost benefits.

CBC | World News

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