Editing Don't ask, don't tell (section)

==2021 benefits restoration==

In September 2021, on the 10th anniversary of the Don't Ask, Don't Tell repeal, President [[Joe Biden]] announced that the Veterans Administration would start providing benefits for service members who received other-than-honorable discharges (before DADT was enacted and while it was in effect) because of their sexual orientation.<ref>{{cite news| url = https://www.npr.org/2021/09/20/1039071130/veterans-discharged-under-dont-ask-dont-tell-are-now-eligible-for-va-benefits| title = Veterans Discharged Under 'Don't Ask Don't Tell' Get A Chance For VA Benefits| newspaper = NPR.org}}</ref>

In 2024, more than 800 veterans who had been previously dishonorably discharged under DADT had their cases reviewed and discharge papers automatically updated to honorable discharge status. With this review, nearly all of the 13,500 people who were dishonorably discharged under DADT now have an honorable discharge and as a result, can access benefits for veterans.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hundreds of LGBT veterans given honourable discharges from US military |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c20jdze9qdpo |access-date=2024-10-16 |website=www.bbc.com |language=en-GB}}</ref>