After serving for a decade under “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” Lt. Choi refused to continue to lie about his identity. Join us for a meet & greet with LGBT activist and key figure in queer history! Wednesday, May 22, 2013, from 5:30-6:30 PM, at the Emerald Bay A, UCI Student Center. RSVP online at www.lgbtrc.uci.edu
Daniel Choi (born February 22, 1981) is a former American infantry officer in the United States Army who served in combat in the Iraq war during 2006-2007. He became an LGBT rights activist following his coming out on The Rachel Maddow Show in March 2009 and has publicly challenged America’s Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy, which forbade lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) service members from serving openly. Continue reading
