Democratic senators introduce resolution apologizing for government discrimination against LGBTQ community
issued a formal apology for the government-sponsored discrimination against LGBTQ members of the foreign service and civilian employees at the State Department. But a formal apology for the anti-LGBTQ purges carried out by other government departments was never issued.Nonetheless, the resolution makes clear, LGBTQ people continued to serve their country in various capacities, including in the Armed Forces, even as those prohibitions remained in place.“Throughout our history, far too many people serving our nation have lived in fear of retribution or persecution because of their sexual orientation,” Kaine said in a statement.
