Tag Archives: Dan Choi

HomoQuotable – Lt. Dan Choi

“For LGBT veterans, NOW is the time to be visible for those who are invisible, to be heard while others must stay silent. This is a “mandatory formation” for all vets who gave up their service because they could no longer live a lie, or who were hounded out because of who they loved, and for those who support them. …

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Olbermann: Obama Stonewalling On DADT

Dan Savage appeared on Olbermann last night to say that he found it “shocking” that Obama received “polite applause” at the White House LGBT cocktail party, when everybody in the room knew he could end the discharges immediately if he wanted to.

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Lt. Dan Choi Recommended For Firing

Yesterday a military tribunal recommended that Lt. Dan Choi be dismissed. Choi vows to take his fight to the U.S. Supreme Court if necessary.

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Dan Choi On Pride And DADT

Lt. Dan Choi speaks about his role as grand marshal of SF Pride, DADT, and tonight’s LGBT cocktail party at the White House. Eloquent as always. When do I get to vote for Lt. Dan Choi in New York?

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Lt.. Dan Choi Launches Site

Lt. Dan Choi, arguably the most passionate and personable figure to emerge in the LGBT rights movement in several years, has launched a personal website. The “in the news” portion of his site features numerous video clips of Choi’s appearances on national news shows. There’s also a link to a site selling his trademark “Don’t Hide” t-shirts.

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Sen. Gillibrand Pledges To Sponsor DADT Repeal, Says “I Stand With Dan Choi”

Sen. Kristin Gillibrand (D-NY) has published an opinion piece on Huffington Post in which she declares, “I stand with Lt. Dan Choi.” Gillibrand goes on to pledge to cosponsor a repeal of DADT. I am firmly committed to repealing Don’t Ask Don’t Tell. To that end, I am working closely with Congressman Murphy and Senator Kennedy’s offices to develop support …

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Daily Beast Reports: HRC Told Congress To Wait On DADT, Push For ENDA, Hate Crimes Instead

In a video posted at The Daily Beast, reporter Jason Bellini claims that Sen. Chuck Schumer “let it slip” that the Human Rights Campaign told “Senators and members of the U.S. House” to put aside the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” and instead focus on ENDA and the hate crimes act. UPDATE: Michael Cole, Senior Communications Manager of the …

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Thousands Rally At Fresno’s Meet In The Middle For Equality Event

An estimated 3000 activists rallied in California’s heartland yesterday for the Meet In The Middle 4 Equality event, which was preceded by a 14-mile march from the symbolically chosen town of Selma. With lively chants and rainbow flags, several thousand people rallied in Fresno today, aiming to persuade California’s conservative heartland to support same-sex marriage rights. Just days after the …

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Lt. Dan Choi On CNN

CNN covers DADT casualty Lt. Dan Choi’s appearance at yesterday’s Prop 8 rally in Los Angeles and interviews him about his now-leading role in the campaign to turn back discrimination in the military.

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What DADT? U.S. Military Uses Openly Lesbian Joan Jett to Promote Fleet Week

I find it more than a little annoying that while the Obama administration continues to kick out highly skilled soldiers like Lt. Dan Choi and Lt. Col. Victor Fehrehbach, the U.S. Navy has NO problem using openly lesbian rocker Joan Jett to promote NYC’s Fleet Week. Over on the website of the Commander Navy Region Mid-Atlantic, you’ll find several photos …

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Mr. President, Don’t Fire Dan

The Courage Campaign has nearly 120,000 signatures on its “Don’t Fire Dan Choi” petition. Lt. Dan Choi, from Orange County, California, is a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and an Iraq War veteran. Last March he went on Rachel Maddow’s show and spoke three truthful words: “I am gay.” As a result Lt. Choi received a …

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Team Auto-Straddle & Lt. Dan Choi

Lesbian bloggers Auto-Straddle attended yesterday’s anti-gay marriage rally and got some great footage along with an interview with DADT casualty Lt. Dan Choi. Hang on until the end for a hawt kiss between Choi and his handsome BF.

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At The Anti-Gay Evangelicals Rally

Even though I knew that today’s AIDS Walk in Central Park would severely diminish our numbers, I’ll confess that I’m disappointed in today’s turnout to oppose Sen. Ruben Diaz’ anti-gay rally outside Gov. Paterson’s office. The haters bused in thousands (many out of state plates on those buses) and one cop told me the mayor’s office had estimated the crowd …

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Maddow On Dan Choi’s Letter To Obama

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Maddow Interviews Kicked Out Soldier

This clip includes a mention of a personal handwritten note that President Obama just wrote to a recently discharged female GI, which includes his promise to end DADT, although “it will take some time.”

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West Point Grad Booted From Army After Coming Out On Rachel Maddow Show

Paging President Obama……

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Coming Out, Take 2

A couple of days ago active duty National Guardsman and West Point alumnus Dan Choi tried to come out publicly on the Rachel Maddow Show. That didn’t go so well, because Choi’s microphone went dead shortly after he began speaking. Last night Maddow brought Choi back to come out again.

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West Point Alum Comes Out On Rachel Maddow Show, Also Out: His Audio

Maddow says she’s “trying not to get all conspiratorial” about the audio failure.

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