Military service members discharged for being gay receive severance settlement

Dozens of gay and lesbian former military service members who were discharged for being gay will receive the rest of their severance pay under a ruling made by federal court on Monday.
Under a policy brought into effect in 1991, two years before Don’t Ask Don’t Tell became law, many gay and lesbian people in the US military received only half of their severance pay upon their dismissal, reports the Associated Press. 
The American Civil Liberties Union said that the settlement will cover the severance pay of more than 180 former service members, and constitutes $2.4 million