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 ...

Born in Orange County, California, in 1981, Dan Choi grew up in a Korean-American family with a strong Christian faith. After graduating from high school, Choi enrolled at the United States Military Academy at West Point where he studied Arabic and environmental engineering.

2010年12月15日 · Lt. Dan Choi, an openly gay Army veteran who has been an outspoken critic of the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy, confirmed Wednesday that he has been hospitalized after suffering a...

2023年9月20日 · Lt. Dan Choi, a gay Army officer discharged under "don't ask, don't tell," receives a hug before President Barack Obama signs the act lifting the ban on gays and lesbians serving openly in the...

Lt. Dan Choi is a West Point graduate, Iraq War veteran, and fluent Arabic speaker. He is an advocate for LGBT rights and veteran's health, founder of Knights Out – an organization of West Point alumni, staff, and faculty who are united in supporting the rights of LGBT soldiers.

2009年5月12日 · Lt. Daniel Choi announced on national television that he is gay. Then he received a discharge letter from the army saying he had engaged in "homosexual conduct."

2018年7月10日 · Following a Human Rights Campaign rally, Choi was frustrated that established gay rights organizations were not exerting enough pressure on the Obama administration, who had promised to put an...

At 30, Daniel Choi is still new to many things. For one thing, there’s life away from the military. There’s the newfound fame surrounding his high-profile activism. And then of course, there’s the undeniable fact of his being gay.

2016年8月1日 · NEW YORK — When The Rachel Maddow Show came calling to discuss his public defiance of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” Lt. Dan Choi answered the call of duty for what would become an all-consuming public role as the face of change within the U.S. military.