Dan Choi
Dan Choi | |
|---|---|
Choi at an LGBT pride rally in Bryant Park | |
| Born | February 22, 1981 |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1999–2010 |
| Rank | First Lieutenant |
| Battles / wars | Operation Iraqi Freedom |
Dan Choi (born February 22, 1981) is an American former 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 publicly challenged America's Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy, which forbade lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) service members from serving openly.
On October 19, 2010, Choi applied to rejoin the US Army.