President Biden on Wednesday pardoned veterans who were convicted and forced out of the military because of a former law that banned gay sex, including between consenting adults.
Why it matters: Biden's clemency will extend to thousands of former military service members who were convicted of the former Uniform Code of Military Justice Article 125 while it was in effect from the 1950s to 2013.
What they're saying: "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," Biden said in a statement.
It's a different military than it used to be...
