Biden pardons veterans convicted below navy homosexual intercourse ban

President Biden is providing pardons to navy veterans who have been convicted of against the law primarily based on their sexual orientation. Wednesday’s transfer is anticipated to have an effect on hundreds of former service members who have been convicted below a former navy legislation that criminalized consensual homosexual intercourse. CBS News chief investigative correspondent Jim Axelrod has extra.

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