The Senate Resolution 740 is a formal acknowledgment and apology from the United States Senate for past discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals who served in the military, Foreign Service, and Federal civil service. It recognizes the wrongful...
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The Senate made a formal "I'm sorry" to everyone who was treated unfairly because they were gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender while working for the U.S. military or government. They promised to treat everyone equally from now on, but the apology can't be used to sue the government.