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发帖数: 4174 | 1 Dan Choi, the outspoken gay activist who was discharged from the army for
revealing his sexuality, told Politico on Tuesday that he plans to re-enlist
in the armed forces now that 'Don't Ask Don't Tell' is no longer law.
Choi, a former army lieutenant who served in Iraq from 2006-2007, became a
public face of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' after he came out on 'The Rachel
Maddow Show' in 2009. Following that public admission, Choi was discharged
from the armed forces under the Clinton-era policy, which forbade gay and
lesbian military personnel to disclose their sexual preference before its
repeal became official on Tuesday.
“Going back to the military will be a vindication," Choi said. "[I’m]
going back because I fought to go back. The seriousness of our claims was
not just political theatre – it was really drawn from our lives. I
sacrificed so much so I could go back.”
Choi, who graduated from West Point in 2003 joined "Knights Out," an LGBT
alumni group for the school, which he represented during his fateful 'Maddow
' appearance. After learning that he would be discharged, he wrote a well-
publicized open letter to President Obama, which called his treatment "a
slap in the face," made numerous TV appearances, and was arrested and put on
trial for his role in a protest in front of the White House.
Choi told Politico that he had an appointment with a recruiter from the Army
Reserves, and that he's not certain of what his role would be if he were
accepted back. But he warned that even though 'Don't Ask Don't Tell' is
history, his struggle for equality is not over. “We have to recognize that
just because black and white people sat together at a lunch counter, it
doesn’t mean that there was no racism." he said. "Just because we abolish
some of the legal discrimination, it does not mean that all of the animosity
is going to end." | D**S
发帖数: 24887 | 2 Will track how this turns out. | m******1
发帖数: 19713 | 3 这个不属于平反昭雪，这个是自己重新申请，与从来没入伍过的人一样
【在 D**S 的大作中提到】
: Will track how this turns out.
| g********d
发帖数: 4174 | 4 以前肯定不行吧？
【在 m******1 的大作中提到】
: 这个不属于平反昭雪，这个是自己重新申请，与从来没入伍过的人一样
| m******1
发帖数: 19713 | 5 这倒是
【在 g********d 的大作中提到】
: 以前肯定不行吧？
| a***n
发帖数: 2632 | 6 今天早上的NPR也在讲一个拉拉也要重新申请入伍。
忘记名字了。 |
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