US military amends records of those discharged with ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’

Service members in 2010 handcuffed themselves to the White House fence in protest of the 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' policy [Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP Photo]

The United States military has upgraded the records of service members discharged under an old anti-LGBTQ policy known as “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” in an effort to make amends.

Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Tuesday that 851 service members who lost their positions under “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” had their status changed to “honourable discharge”.