Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s beleaguered pick to head the Defense Department, has walked back controversial comments on gays serving openly in the military.
If confirmed by the Senate, hedge fund manager Scott Bessent would become the highest ranking out gay man in American history.
LPAC, the nation’s only organization dedicated to electing LGBTQ women and nonbinary candidates, celebrated a few bright spots in an otherwise dark election.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced last month the Pentagon has upgraded the paperwork of more than 800 veterans who were discharged other than honorably before discriminatory policies like “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” were repealed.
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