A group of LGBTQ veterans who were dismissed from the U.S. military because of their sexuality are suing the Department of Defense for denying them honorable discharges and listing their sexual ...

It's been 12 years since the military allowed gay troops to serve openly. Before that, tens of thousands were discharged. And as NPR's Quil Lawrence reports, to this day, only a tiny fraction have ...

Ret. Lt. Col. Bob Alexander stayed closeted in the Air Force for 20 years because of the "don't ask, don't tell" policy. He came out when the policy ended, and when he retired, he decided to help ...

A navy veteran who was discharged from the armed forces for being gay has said he feels "proud and emotional" to be part of Remembrance events. Former Petty Officer Alex Rasmussen, from Bournemouth, ...

For former Navy sailor Annie Reyes, seeing the words on paper still stings: “Reason for discharge: homosexual conduct.” ABC News “We were in Bahrain in the middle of the ocean, and they’re like, ‘This ...

President Joe Biden is issuing a proclamation pardoning thousands of U.S. veterans who were convicted under a military law that banned gay sex, making them eligible to apply for previously withheld ...

It was a short ceremony, and not that many people came. Maybe 25, and one small white dog. People gathered around the grave. There was the American flag and the rainbow-colored gay movement flag.

Twelve years after repeal of the ban on gay and lesbian troops serving openly, no one in the military or Veterans Administration knows how many vets are still without the benefits they're owed. It's ...