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Under “don't ask, don't tell,” thousands saw their military service ended without an honorable discharge, meaning they missed out on key military benefits.

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It is the latest development over the decades to undo past discrimination against LGBTQ service members.

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More than 800 veterans got some good news on Tuesday. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced that hundreds of service members who were less than honorably discharged under the now-repealed “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy will have their discharge upgraded. Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell went into effect in 1994 and continued until President Barack Obama repealed the policy in 2011. Of the 13,000 service members discharged during that time fram…

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Veterans Unfairly Discharged Under ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Get Long-Overdue Benefits

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More than 800 military veterans kicked out because of their sexual orientation during the "Don't Ask Don't Tell" era are to receive honorable discharges following a review of Pentagon records.  "Under President Biden's leadership, the Department of Defense has taken extraordinary steps to redress the harms done by "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" and other policies on these former Service members," Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. — Read the rest  The post …

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Honorable discharges given to soldiers kicked out in Don't Ask Don't Tell era

The US military has amended the records of more than 800 veterans fired under “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” to make their discharge “honourable”. Secretary of defense Lloyd Austin revealed on Tuesday (15 October) that the discharge status of 851 former members of the armed forces had been changed, removing the stigma of a dishonourable discharge. Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, introduced in 1994 during Bill Clinton’s first term as president, barred any open dis…

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US compensates LGBTQ+ veterans discharged under 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'

The Pentagon announced Tuesday, Oct. 15, that more than 800 veterans discharged under the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (DADT) policy due to their sexual orientation will have their discharge statuses upgraded to honorable. The decision follows a yearlong review of 851 cases, with 96.8% of veterans receiving automatic upgrades, bypassing the formal application process.  This change restores access to key benefits, including health care, edu…

More than 800 veterans kicked out under 'don't ask, don't tell' get upgraded to honorable discharges

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