 According to the Center for American Progress, it's always been worse for people of color, even under Don't Ask, Don't Tell. Sodomy between consenting adults of the same sex was criminalized from 1951 until its repeal in 2014 by former President Barack Obama in Congress. News 1 reports President Biden's pardon allows people affected to seek clemency and potentially restore lost veteran benefits. I'm Kevin Brown on the Black Information Network.