Monday, December 2, 2024

Gay man fights for pardon after he was jailed for being LGBTQ+ in the military 30 years ago

Gay man fights for pardon after he was jailed for being LGBTQ+ in the military 30 years ago:
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Despite a “full, complete and unconditional pardon” granted in June by President Joe Biden, only eight former military service members convicted of crimes related to their LGBTQ+ sexual identity or same-sex sodomy have applied for pardons. One of those who applied for a pardon after serving 18 months in a federal prison says the process has been slow, complicated, and narrow in scope.