Dan Choi | |
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 Choi at an LGBT pride rally in Bryant Park | |
| Born | February 22, 1981 |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1999–2010[1] |
| Rank | First Lieutenant |
| Battles / wars | Operation Iraqi Freedom |
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]
On October 19, 2010, Choi applied to rejoin the US Army.[6][7]
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osbornewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Dan Choi, soldier & 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. 23 March 2009.
- ^ 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.