fbpx
Wikipedia

Dan Choi

Dan Choi (born February 22, 1981)[2] is an American former infantry officer in the United States Army who served in combat in the Iraq War during 2006–2007.[3] He became an LGBT rights activist following his coming out on The Rachel Maddow Show in March 2009 and publicly challenged America's Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy, which forbade lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) service members from serving openly.[4][5]

Dan Choi
Choi at an LGBT pride rally in Bryant Park
Born (1981-02-22) February 22, 1981 (age 42)
AllegianceUnited States
Service/branch
Years of service1999–2010[1]
RankFirst Lieutenant
Battles/warsOperation Iraqi Freedom

On October 19, 2010, Choi applied to rejoin the US Army.[6][7]

Early life

Choi is a native of Tustin[8] in Orange County, California, the son of a Korean-American Baptist minister.[9] He graduated from Tustin High School then attended the United States Military Academy at West Point.[10] Choi has also taken courses at the Harvard Extension School.[11]

Choi was very active with extracurriculars during his high school years. He served as student body president, was on the varsity swim team, and was the marching band drum major. During his senior year, after watching Saving Private Ryan, he decided to attend West Point.[12]

Military education and career

 
Cadet Choi on his West Point graduation portrait, 2003

Choi graduated from West Point in 2003 with degrees in Arabic and environmental engineering.[13] Choi served as an infantry officer in Iraq with the 10th Mountain Division[13] in 2006 and 2007. In June 2008, he transferred from active duty Army to the New York Army National Guard. Choi served as an Army guardsman with the 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry, based in Manhattan.[13]

Choi received a discharge letter following his coming out on The Rachel Maddow Show. In response, Choi penned an open letter to U.S. President Barack Obama and the United States Congress.[14] In the letter, Choi challenged the morality and wisdom of Don't Ask, Don't Tell, writing that the policy is "a slap in the face to me. It is a slap in the face to my soldiers, peers and leaders who have demonstrated that an infantry unit can be professional enough to accept diversity, to accept capable leaders, to accept skilled soldiers."

Despite his appeal and a Courage Campaign petition signed by almost 162,000 people,[15] on June 30, 2009, a panel of New York National Guard officers recommended that Choi be discharged from the military.[16] As of February 2010, Choi was serving again in his Army National Guard unit, the discharge having not yet been "finalized".[17] On June 29, 2010, Choi's discharge was finalized.[1]

Choi is among 59 gay Arabic linguists, along with nine gay Farsi linguists, who have faced a discharge from the U.S. military from 2004 through 2009, according to the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network.[18]

Gay rights activism

 
On the cover of KoreAm, August 2009

Since Choi's coming out, 38 West Point alumni also came out and announced the formation of Knights Out, an organization of West Point alumni who support the rights of LGBT soldiers to serve openly. Choi was one of the founding members and is the spokesperson for the group.[19] The organization offers "to help their alma mater educate future Army leaders on the need to accept and honor the sacrifices of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender troops."[19][20]

Choi has also spoken at numerous gay rights events, including a march in Los Angeles following the California Supreme Court's affirmation of Proposition 8. On May 27, 2009, he addressed a demonstration of gay activists outside the Beverly Hilton Hotel, where President Barack Obama was speaking at a Democratic National Committee fund raising event.[21] In addition, Choi spoke at the 2009 Pride Rally in New York City and served as a Grand Marshal alongside Knights Out in San Francisco's 2009 Gay Pride Parade.[22]

On July 16, 2009, Choi was in Culver City, California, to introduce the premiere of Abe Forman-Greenwald's documentary called Silent Partners.[23] The documentary is the fourth episode in the In Their Boots series, with the episode focusing on the partners of LGBT soldiers deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan. In the episode, Choi criticizes the U.S. military's neglect of the partners of service members.[23]

In February 2010 Choi was selected to be a Grand Marshal of the 41st Annual New York LGBT Pride March by its producers, Heritage of Pride.[24][25][26] At the event, Choi led the Pledge of Allegiance at the New York City Council Chambers.[27]

In March 2013, Outright Libertarians announced that Dan Choi was joining the GLBTQ caucus of the Libertarian Party as an honorary board member.[28]

In June 2013, Choi and numerous other celebrities appeared in a video showing support for Chelsea Manning.[29][30]

2010 protests and arrests

On March 18, 2010, Choi and another ousted military officer, Capt. Jim Pietrangelo, handcuffed themselves to the fence of the White House. They were eventually removed with the use of a master handcuff key and arrested.[31][32][33] Choi and Pietrangelo were initially set to be tried for "failure to obey a lawful order" on April 26, 2010.[34][35] Trial was postponed until July 14, at which time the charges against both men were dropped.[1]

On April 20, 2010, Choi and Pietrangelo again participated in a self-chaining protest on the White House fence with Petty Officer Larry Whitt, Petty Officer (Rtd.) Autumn Sandeen, Cadet Mara Boyd and Cpl. Evelyn Thomas. All six were removed with a master hand-cuff key and arrested.[36]

On May 27, 2010, Choi and Pietrangelo began a hunger strike until President Obama ends DADT and adds a non-discrimination policy to the military code.[37] They ended the hunger strike seven days later, with Choi saying, "The fast of the past seven days has been a success because people have been educated to the use of fasting as a tool to bring attention to a set of clear political and social demands."[38]

In November, 2010, Choi again handcuffed himself to the White House fence with 12 other protestors. He was subsequently arrested and charged in Federal court.[39] The case of United States v. Choi took more than two years to conclude. On March 28, 2013, Choi was convicted of a misdemeanor charge of "Failure to Obey Lawful Order" and fined $100.[40][41]

Court ruling

Dan Choi being interviewed in New York City, July 2011.

On October 12, 2010, U.S. federal judge Virginia Phillips ordered the Department of Defense to stop enforcing "don't ask, don't tell", the law that prohibited openly gay people from serving in the military.[42] On October 19, Judge Phillips further refused a federal government request to stay the order pending appeal.[43] That same day, Dan Choi went to the Times Square recruiting station in New York to rejoin the U.S. Army[43] (referred to in one source as "reaccesion");[44] his request is in process.[6] Choi reaffirmed his intention to rejoin the service on December 19.[45] Following the repeal of "don't ask, don't tell" by Congress, Choi was present at the U.S. Interior Department to attend President Obama's signing of the bill on December 22, 2010.[46]

2011 arrest in Moscow

On May 28, 2011, Choi was among a number of both Russian and foreign activists (including Louis-Georges Tin and Andy Thayer) who were arrested by Moscow police when Moscow Pride was held in spite of a ban by city authorities.[47]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Osborne, Duncan (July 20, 2010). "Dan Choi, Now Discharged, Sees DC Protest Charge Dismissed". Gay City News. Retrieved July 21, 2010.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ . Bent Alaska. 8 October 2011. Archived from the original on April 14, 2012. Retrieved 2013-11-02.
  3. ^ Bumiller, Elisabeth (February 12, 2010). "Gay Guardsman Has Returned to Drills With His Unit". The New York Times. Retrieved April 30, 2010.
  4. ^ Baram, Marcus (May 7, 2009). "Dan Choi, Fired Gay Arabic-Speaking Linguist, Speaks To Rachel Maddow" (Flash video). Huffington Post.
  5. ^ "'The Rachel Maddow Show' for Friday March 20, 2009" (Transcript). NBC News.
  6. ^ a b Pareene, Alex (October 20, 2010). ""Don't ask, don't tell" no longer enforced, Dan Choi reenlists". Salon.
  7. ^ Flaherty, Anne; Watson, Julie (October 29, 2010). "Troops discharged for being gay try to re-enlist". WTVM.com. AP. Archived from the original on May 14, 2011.
  8. ^ O.C. gay activist soldier back with unit - The Orange County Register Retrieved 2016-12-20.
  9. ^ Crary, David (April 12, 2009). . San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on 2009-07-05. Retrieved 2010-07-22.
  10. ^ James, Elysse (July 23, 2010). "Gay soldier's discharge delivered to parents' Tustin home". The Orange County Register. Retrieved 2010-07-23.
  11. ^ Openly Gay Lt. Reflects on Former Service
  12. ^ . Iamkoream.com. 2010-07-23. Archived from the original on 2013-11-03. Retrieved 2013-11-02.
  13. ^ a b c McMichael, William (March 18, 2009). "West Point grads form gay support group". Army Times. Retrieved 2009-10-11.
  14. ^ Choi, Daniel (May 11, 2009). "Lt. Daniel Choi Begs to Keep His Job in National Guard". Open Letter to President Obama and Every Member of Congress. ABC News.
  15. ^ the Statement of Support for Lt. Dan Choi 2015-02-03 at the Wayback Machine. Courage Campaign.
  16. ^ Discharge recommended for gay Army officer, supporters say 2009-07-06 at the Wayback Machine. CNN. June 30, 2009.
  17. ^ Montopoli, Brian (February 9, 2010).Openly Gay Soldier Dan Choi Back in Uniform. CBS News blog.
  18. ^ Nasaw, Daniel (June 29, 2009). "Don't ask, don't tell: gay veteran of Iraq takes on US army". The Guardian. London. Retrieved November 6, 2009.
  19. ^ a b . Home page. Knights Out. Archived from the original on November 30, 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-11.
  20. ^ Dizon, Rhiza (March 17, 2009). . Advocate. Archived from the original on 2011-06-04. Retrieved 2009-10-11.
  21. ^ Milazzo, Linda (May 30, 2009). . L.A. Progressive. Archived from the original on 2009-08-03.
  22. ^ Keeling, Brock (June 30, 2009). . SFist. Archived from the original on July 17, 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-11.
  23. ^ a b Zavis, Alexandra (July 18, 2009). "'Silent partner' examines what happens when people 'don't tell'". Los Angeles Times.
  24. ^ (PDF). NYC Pride (Press release). Heritage of Pride, Inc. February 9, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-07-05. Retrieved 2010-07-22.
  25. ^ Langfelder, Natasia (February 10, 2010). . LEZGET Real. Archived from the original on February 12, 2010. Retrieved February 11, 2010.
  26. ^ Broverman, Neal (February 10, 2010). "'Gay N.Y. Hearts Dan Choi". The Advocate.
  27. ^ Lombardi, Frank; Lisberg, Adam (June 15, 2010). "Dan Choi, Iraq war veteran, is honored at annual gay pride celebration". New York Daily News.
  28. ^ . Mike Shipley (Press release). Outright Libertarians, Inc. March 19, 2013. Archived from the original on May 1, 2013. Retrieved May 14, 2013.
  29. ^ "Celeb video: 'I am Bradley Manning' - Patrick Gavin". Politico.Com. 2013-06-20. Retrieved 2013-11-02.
  30. ^ "I am Bradley Manning (full HD)". YouTube. 2013-06-18. Retrieved 2013-11-02.
  31. ^ Graham, Nick (March 18, 2010). "'Dan Choi Handcuffs Himself to White House In Don't Ask Don't Tell Protest'". Huffington Post.
  32. ^ Conant, Eve (March 18, 2010).Dan Choi Arrested at White House[permanent dead link]. Newsweek.com
  33. ^ Montopoli, Brian (March 18, 2010). "'Lt. Dan Choi Arrested at White House During Gay Rights Rally". CBS.
  34. ^ Najafi, Yusef (March 19, 2010). "Not Guilty, Not Ashamed and Not Finished". Metro Weekly.
  35. ^ Conant, Eve (March 22, 2010). "Lt. Dan Choi on His Arrest Over DADT". Newsweek.com.
  36. ^ Montopoli, Brian (April 20, 2010). "Dan Choi, Other Gay Rights Protesters Arrested After Chaining Selves to White House Fence". CBS News.
  37. ^ Conant, Eve (May 28, 2010)."House Approves Repeal of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'". Newsweek.
  38. ^ "Choi Ends DADT Hunger Strike" 2010-06-05 at the Wayback Machine. The Advocate, June 2, 2010.
  39. ^ "Dan Choi Returns For 'Don't Ask Don't Tell' Action at White House". www.colorlines.com. 2013-03-27. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
  40. ^ JESSICA GRESKO (1 November 2011). "Dan Choi Trial Over 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' White House Protest Put On Hold". Huff Post - Politics. TheHuffingtonPost.com, Inc. Retrieved 6 February 2012.
  41. ^ Anya, Callahan. . Campus Progress. Archived from the original on 2013-05-23. After more than two years of legal battles, LGBT activist Lt. Dan Choi was convicted of a misdemeanor by a federal judge and fined $100 on Thursday, March 28. Lt. Choi was tried for one count of "Failure to Obey Lawful Order" for a protesting Don't Ask Don't Tell (DADT) in front of the White House back in 2010. Since the judge ruled in the case, Lt. Choi has stated publicly that he won't pay the $100 fee on moral principle and free-speech grounds.
  42. ^ "Pentagon must stop don't ask don't tell, federal judge rules". Christian Science Monitor. October 12, 2010.
  43. ^ a b "No delay for 'don't ask don't tell' ruling, so Pentagon takes gays for now". Christian Science Monitor. October 19, 2010.
  44. ^ "Don't Ask, Don't Tell, Don't Come Back?". Slate.com. December 19, 2010.
  45. ^ "Dan Choi Intends to Rejoin the Military" New York, December 22, 2010.
  46. ^ "Obama signs 'don't ask, don't tell' repeal" Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AP), December 22, 2010. (Photo captions).
  47. ^ . UK Gay News. May 28, 2011. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011.

External links

  • "Iraq War Vet Facing Discharge Helps Lead Massive Rally for Gay Rights" (Video, transcript). Choi appearance. Democracy Now! October 13, 2009.
  • "I Have No Regret to Anybody in the Military." (Video, transcript). Choi appearance, interview. Democracy Now! August 4, 2010
  • [http://themoth.org/posts/stories/made-to-be-broken "Made To Be Broken" audio of Daniel Choi giving a talk for The Moth

choi, daniel, choi, redirects, here, korean, actor, choi, daniel, born, february, 1981, american, former, infantry, officer, united, states, army, served, combat, iraq, during, 2006, 2007, became, lgbt, rights, activist, following, coming, rachel, maddow, show. Daniel Choi redirects here For the Korean actor see Choi Daniel Dan Choi born February 22 1981 2 is an American former infantry officer in the United States Army who served in combat in the Iraq War during 2006 2007 3 He became an LGBT rights activist following his coming out on The Rachel Maddow Show in March 2009 and publicly challenged America s Don t Ask Don t Tell policy which forbade lesbian gay and bisexual LGB service members from serving openly 4 5 Dan ChoiChoi at an LGBT pride rally in Bryant ParkBorn 1981 02 22 February 22 1981 age 42 AllegianceUnited StatesService wbr branchUnited States Army Army National GuardYears of service1999 2010 1 RankFirst LieutenantBattles warsOperation Iraqi FreedomOn October 19 2010 Choi applied to rejoin the US Army 6 7 Contents 1 Early life 2 Military education and career 3 Gay rights activism 3 1 2010 protests and arrests 3 2 Court ruling 3 3 2011 arrest in Moscow 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksEarly lifeChoi is a native of Tustin 8 in Orange County California the son of a Korean American Baptist minister 9 He graduated from Tustin High School then attended the United States Military Academy at West Point 10 Choi has also taken courses at the Harvard Extension School 11 Choi was very active with extracurriculars during his high school years He served as student body president was on the varsity swim team and was the marching band drum major During his senior year after watching Saving Private Ryan he decided to attend West Point 12 Military education and career Cadet Choi on his West Point graduation portrait 2003 Choi graduated from West Point in 2003 with degrees in Arabic and environmental engineering 13 Choi served as an infantry officer in Iraq with the 10th Mountain Division 13 in 2006 and 2007 In June 2008 he transferred from active duty Army to the New York Army National Guard Choi served as an Army guardsman with the 1st Battalion 69th Infantry based in Manhattan 13 Choi received a discharge letter following his coming out on The Rachel Maddow Show In response Choi penned an open letter to U S President Barack Obama and the United States Congress 14 In the letter Choi challenged the morality and wisdom of Don t Ask Don t Tell writing that the policy is a slap in the face to me It is a slap in the face to my soldiers peers and leaders who have demonstrated that an infantry unit can be professional enough to accept diversity to accept capable leaders to accept skilled soldiers Despite his appeal and a Courage Campaign petition signed by almost 162 000 people 15 on June 30 2009 a panel of New York National Guard officers recommended that Choi be discharged from the military 16 As of February 2010 Choi was serving again in his Army National Guard unit the discharge having not yet been finalized 17 On June 29 2010 Choi s discharge was finalized 1 Choi is among 59 gay Arabic linguists along with nine gay Farsi linguists who have faced a discharge from the U S military from 2004 through 2009 according to the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network 18 Gay rights activism On the cover of KoreAm August 2009 Since Choi s coming out 38 West Point alumni also came out and announced the formation of Knights Out an organization of West Point alumni who support the rights of LGBT soldiers to serve openly Choi was one of the founding members and is the spokesperson for the group 19 The organization offers to help their alma mater educate future Army leaders on the need to accept and honor the sacrifices of lesbian gay bisexual and transgender troops 19 20 Choi has also spoken at numerous gay rights events including a march in Los Angeles following the California Supreme Court s affirmation of Proposition 8 On May 27 2009 he addressed a demonstration of gay activists outside the Beverly Hilton Hotel where President Barack Obama was speaking at a Democratic National Committee fund raising event 21 In addition Choi spoke at the 2009 Pride Rally in New York City and served as a Grand Marshal alongside Knights Out in San Francisco s 2009 Gay Pride Parade 22 On July 16 2009 Choi was in Culver City California to introduce the premiere of Abe Forman Greenwald s documentary called Silent Partners 23 The documentary is the fourth episode in the In Their Boots series with the episode focusing on the partners of LGBT soldiers deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan In the episode Choi criticizes the U S military s neglect of the partners of service members 23 In February 2010 Choi was selected to be a Grand Marshal of the 41st Annual New York LGBT Pride March by its producers Heritage of Pride 24 25 26 At the event Choi led the Pledge of Allegiance at the New York City Council Chambers 27 In March 2013 Outright Libertarians announced that Dan Choi was joining the GLBTQ caucus of the Libertarian Party as an honorary board member 28 In June 2013 Choi and numerous other celebrities appeared in a video showing support for Chelsea Manning 29 30 2010 protests and arrests On March 18 2010 Choi and another ousted military officer Capt Jim Pietrangelo handcuffed themselves to the fence of the White House They were eventually removed with the use of a master handcuff key and arrested 31 32 33 Choi and Pietrangelo were initially set to be tried for failure to obey a lawful order on April 26 2010 34 35 Trial was postponed until July 14 at which time the charges against both men were dropped 1 On April 20 2010 Choi and Pietrangelo again participated in a self chaining protest on the White House fence with Petty Officer Larry Whitt Petty Officer Rtd Autumn Sandeen Cadet Mara Boyd and Cpl Evelyn Thomas All six were removed with a master hand cuff key and arrested 36 On May 27 2010 Choi and Pietrangelo began a hunger strike until President Obama ends DADT and adds a non discrimination policy to the military code 37 They ended the hunger strike seven days later with Choi saying The fast of the past seven days has been a success because people have been educated to the use of fasting as a tool to bring attention to a set of clear political and social demands 38 In November 2010 Choi again handcuffed himself to the White House fence with 12 other protestors He was subsequently arrested and charged in Federal court 39 The case of United States v Choi took more than two years to conclude On March 28 2013 Choi was convicted of a misdemeanor charge of Failure to Obey Lawful Order and fined 100 40 41 Court ruling source source source source source source source source source source Dan Choi being interviewed in New York City July 2011 On October 12 2010 U S federal judge Virginia Phillips ordered the Department of Defense to stop enforcing don t ask don t tell the law that prohibited openly gay people from serving in the military 42 On October 19 Judge Phillips further refused a federal government request to stay the order pending appeal 43 That same day Dan Choi went to the Times Square recruiting station in New York to rejoin the U S Army 43 referred to in one source as reaccesion 44 his request is in process 6 Choi reaffirmed his intention to rejoin the service on December 19 45 Following the repeal of don t ask don t tell by Congress Choi was present at the U S Interior Department to attend President Obama s signing of the bill on December 22 2010 46 2011 arrest in Moscow On May 28 2011 Choi was among a number of both Russian and foreign activists including Louis Georges Tin and Andy Thayer who were arrested by Moscow police when Moscow Pride was held in spite of a ban by city authorities 47 See also Wikiquote has quotations related to Dan Choi United States v Choi Sexual orientation and the United States militaryReferences a b c Osborne Duncan July 20 2010 Dan Choi Now Discharged Sees DC Protest Charge Dismissed Gay City News Retrieved July 21 2010 permanent dead link Dan Choi soldier amp activist LGBT History Month Bent Alaska 8 October 2011 Archived from the original on April 14 2012 Retrieved 2013 11 02 Bumiller Elisabeth February 12 2010 Gay Guardsman Has Returned to Drills With His Unit The New York Times Retrieved April 30 2010 Baram Marcus May 7 2009 Dan Choi Fired Gay Arabic Speaking Linguist Speaks To Rachel Maddow Flash video Huffington Post The Rachel Maddow Show for Friday March 20 2009 Transcript NBC News a b Pareene Alex October 20 2010 Don t ask don t tell no longer enforced Dan Choi reenlists Salon Flaherty Anne Watson Julie October 29 2010 Troops discharged for being gay try to re enlist WTVM com AP Archived from the original on May 14 2011 O C gay activist soldier back with unit The Orange County Register Retrieved 2016 12 20 Crary David April 12 2009 Gay West Point grads target ban on serving openly San Francisco Chronicle Archived from the original on 2009 07 05 Retrieved 2010 07 22 James Elysse July 23 2010 Gay soldier s discharge delivered to parents Tustin home The Orange County Register Retrieved 2010 07 23 Openly Gay Lt Reflects on Former Service Outspoken KoreAm Journal Korean America s Premier Magazine Iamkoream com 2010 07 23 Archived from the original on 2013 11 03 Retrieved 2013 11 02 a b c McMichael William March 18 2009 West Point grads form gay support group Army Times Retrieved 2009 10 11 Choi Daniel May 11 2009 Lt Daniel Choi Begs to Keep His Job in National Guard Open Letter to President Obama and Every Member of Congress ABC News the Statement of Support for Lt Dan Choi Archived 2015 02 03 at the Wayback Machine Courage Campaign Discharge recommended for gay Army officer supporters say Archived 2009 07 06 at the Wayback Machine CNN June 30 2009 Montopoli Brian February 9 2010 Openly Gay Soldier Dan Choi Back in Uniform CBS News blog Nasaw Daniel June 29 2009 Don t ask don t tell gay veteran of Iraq takes on US army The Guardian London Retrieved November 6 2009 a b West Point Alumni supporting the LGBT soldiers Home page Knights Out Archived from the original on November 30 2009 Retrieved 2009 10 11 Dizon Rhiza March 17 2009 West Point Grads Form Gay Support Group Advocate Archived from the original on 2011 06 04 Retrieved 2009 10 11 Milazzo Linda May 30 2009 Lieutenant Dan Choi Takes Don t Ask Don t Tell Directly To Obama L A Progressive Archived from the original on 2009 08 03 Keeling Brock June 30 2009 Gay Pride Grand Marshal Lt Dan Choi Faces Discharge SFist Archived from the original on July 17 2009 Retrieved 2009 10 11 a b Zavis Alexandra July 18 2009 Silent partner examines what happens when people don t tell Los Angeles Times Lieutenant Dan Choi to serve as Grand Marshal PDF NYC Pride Press release Heritage of Pride Inc February 9 2010 Archived from the original PDF on 2010 07 05 Retrieved 2010 07 22 Langfelder Natasia February 10 2010 Lt Dan Choi to be Grand Marshal at Pride Parade LEZGET Real Archived from the original on February 12 2010 Retrieved February 11 2010 Broverman Neal February 10 2010 Gay N Y Hearts Dan Choi The Advocate Lombardi Frank Lisberg Adam June 15 2010 Dan Choi Iraq war veteran is honored at annual gay pride celebration New York Daily News Dan Cho Joins Outright Mike Shipley Press release Outright Libertarians Inc March 19 2013 Archived from the original on May 1 2013 Retrieved May 14 2013 Celeb video I am Bradley Manning Patrick Gavin Politico Com 2013 06 20 Retrieved 2013 11 02 I am Bradley Manning full HD YouTube 2013 06 18 Retrieved 2013 11 02 Graham Nick March 18 2010 Dan Choi Handcuffs Himself to White House In Don t Ask Don t Tell Protest Huffington Post Conant Eve March 18 2010 Dan Choi Arrested at White House permanent dead link Newsweek com Montopoli Brian March 18 2010 Lt Dan Choi Arrested at White House During Gay Rights Rally CBS Najafi Yusef March 19 2010 Not Guilty Not Ashamed and Not Finished Metro Weekly Conant Eve March 22 2010 Lt Dan Choi on His Arrest Over DADT Newsweek com Montopoli Brian April 20 2010 Dan Choi Other Gay Rights Protesters Arrested After Chaining Selves to White House Fence CBS News Conant Eve May 28 2010 House Approves Repeal of Don t Ask Don t Tell Newsweek Choi Ends DADT Hunger Strike Archived 2010 06 05 at the Wayback Machine The Advocate June 2 2010 Dan Choi Returns For Don t Ask Don t Tell Action at White House www colorlines com 2013 03 27 Retrieved 2019 12 30 JESSICA GRESKO 1 November 2011 Dan Choi Trial Over Don t Ask Don t Tell White House Protest Put On Hold Huff Post Politics TheHuffingtonPost com Inc Retrieved 6 February 2012 Anya Callahan Why Gay Military Activist Lt Dan Choi Won t Be Paying His 100 Court Fine Campus Progress Archived from the original on 2013 05 23 After more than two years of legal battles LGBT activist Lt Dan Choi was convicted of a misdemeanor by a federal judge and fined 100 on Thursday March 28 Lt Choi was tried for one count of Failure to Obey Lawful Order for a protesting Don t Ask Don t Tell DADT in front of the White House back in 2010 Since the judge ruled in the case Lt Choi has stated publicly that he won t pay the 100 fee on moral principle and free speech grounds Pentagon must stop don t ask don t tell federal judge rules Christian Science Monitor October 12 2010 a b No delay for don t ask don t tell ruling so Pentagon takes gays for now Christian Science Monitor October 19 2010 Don t Ask Don t Tell Don t Come Back Slate com December 19 2010 Dan Choi Intends to Rejoin the Military New York December 22 2010 Obama signs don t ask don t tell repeal Atlanta Journal Constitution AP December 22 2010 Photo captions Moscow Gay Pride Our Annual Blog UK Gay News May 28 2011 Archived from the original on May 31 2011 External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Daniel Choi Wikiquote has quotations related to Dan Choi Iraq War Vet Facing Discharge Helps Lead Massive Rally for Gay Rights Video transcript Choi appearance Democracy Now October 13 2009 I Have No Regret to Anybody in the Military Video transcript Choi appearance interview Democracy Now August 4 2010 http themoth org posts stories made to be broken Made To Be Broken audio of Daniel Choi giving a talk for The Moth Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dan Choi amp oldid 1147171543, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

article

, read, download, free, free download, mp3, video, mp4, 3gp, jpg, jpeg, gif, png, picture, music, song, movie, book, game, games.