Tag: gays in the military
Democratic presidential candidate would erase dishonorable discharges for troops booted under DADT
Representative and Democratic presidential candidate Seth Moulton (D-MA) said that he would have the Pentagon review the dishonorable discharges LGB servicemembers received prior to being allowed to serve openly and possibly change them to honorable discharges.
Under Don’t Ask Don’t Tell (DADT), which was repealed in 2011, LGB people were not allowed in the military if they were out of the closet. Before DADT, LGB people were banned from the military.
According to Moulton’s campaign website, “more than 100,000 gay servicemembers”...
