President Joe Biden granted pardons to former military members in the LGBTQ+ community who were convicted of violating a now-repealed military ban on consensual gay sex. More: Link in bio ------------------------------- (NewsNation) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday granted pardons to thousands of former U.S. service members convicted of violating a now-repealed military ban on consensual gay sex. He said he is “righting a historic wrong” and helping the affected service members regain lost benefits. Biden’s pardon applies to those convicted under the Uniform Code of Military Justice’s former Article 125, which criminalized sodomy. The law, in place since 1951, was revised in 2013 only to prohibit forcible acts. Those covered by the pardon will be able to apply to receive proof that their conviction has been erased, petition to have their discharges from the military upgraded and move to recover lost pay and benefits.