LGBTQ veterans sue Department of Defense over discriminatory discharges

A group of LGBTQ veterans who were discharged because of their sexual orientation filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the Department of Defense seeking to end the discrimination they say they still have to face more than a decade after the repeal of “don’t ask, don’t tell.” DADT, a discriminatory policy adopted by the Pentagon in 1983, allowed for the discharge of openly LGBTQ service members and barred LGBTQ people from enlisting in the service. The law was repealed in September 2011, but thousands of LGBTQ veterans still feel its effect to this day, according to the lawsuit. “Over the decade fol...