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President Biden will ‘pardon 2,000 veterans convicted and denied benefits under anti-gay law’

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PRESIDENT Joe Biden planned to pardon American veterans who were convicted by the military over a 60-year-old law banning gay sex, three US officials told CNN.

The pardon is expected to be announced on Wednesday and will affect about 2,000 people, an official told CNN.

President Biden is expected to announce a pardon that would affect nearly 2,000 veterans

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President Biden is expected to announce a pardon that would affect nearly 2,000 veteransCredit: GETTY
For more than 60 years, some veterans suffered because of a military law that banned gay sex

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For more than 60 years, some veterans suffered because of a military law that banned gay sexCredit: GETTY

Although the forgiveness It will not directly reverse the criminal records of affected gay veterans, but it will allow them to apply for a certificate that will help them receive retained benefits.

The former Uniform Code of Military Justice, Article 125, criminalized sodomy, including between consenting adults, between 1951 and 2013.

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