Here in the United States, President Biden has pardoned thousands of U.S. military veterans convicted under laws banning gay sex under the Uniform Code of Military Justice. In a separate declaration, Biden described the anti-LGBTQ “Lavender Scare” that began in the 1950s as a “shameful chapter in our Nation’s history.” The White House says up to 10,000 LGBTQ+ federal employees were investigated and lost their jobs simply because of who they were and whom they loved.