He became a gay rights icon after making the admission on The Rachel Maddow Show while representing Knights Out, an LGBT alumni group for West Point. Lieutenant Dan Choi was expelled from the Army in 2009 for revealing his sexuality.Ĭhoi, a West Point graduate, served in Iraq between 2006-2007.
An Iraq veteran and gay rights activist who has become a poster boy for the campaign to overturn 'don't ask, don't tell' says he plans to re-enlist since the repeal.
