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Governor Healey Applauds President Biden's Decision to Grant Clemency to Thousands of LGBTQ+ Veterans
June 27, 2024
BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 27 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on June 26, 2024:

Governor Maura Healey today applauded President Joe Biden's decision to pardon thousands of former U.S. service members convicted under the now-repealed Article 125 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, which criminalized consensual gay sex. This law, in effect since 1951, was revised in 2013 to prohibit only forcible acts.

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