All posts tagged "dan choi"
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Choi Takes the Stand, Delivering Tense Testimony and Impassioned Speeches
Former Army Lt. Dan Choi took the witness stand today during the second day of his federal trial for failing to obey a lawful order...
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Choi’s Trial Ends Day One, With More to Come Tuesday
While former Lt. Dan Choi has already spent a day in federal court for the charge of failing to obey a lawful order by a...
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All That Glitters
When the only tool you have is a swizzle stick, every problem looks like a vodka tonic. At least, that's an easy characterization of the...
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Choi White House Protest Arrest Trial Set for Aug. 29
Former Lt. Dan Choi was in federal court today, the lone individual still facing charges from any of the 2010 “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” protests...
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Global Grassroots
Although I'm writing this on Memorial Day, Monday will be a distant news-cycle memory come Thursday's publication. That does not stop me, however, from considering...
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Federal Prosecutor Faces Critical Court in DADT Protest Cases
Assistant U.S. Attorney Angela George today faced significant questions about the federal prosecution of 13 people who protested at the White House in 2010 in...
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A Long Year — With a Well-Deserved End to DADT
On Jan. 27, President Barack Obama addressed a joint session of Congress to give his State of the Union address. In it, he said, ''This...
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DON’T ASK, DON’T TELL REPEAL ACT OF 2010 IS LAW
At a little past 9 a.m. today, Dec. 22, President Barack Obama signed the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Repeal Act of 2010 into law in...
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DADT Repeal Act Becomes Law
At a little past 9 a.m. Dec. 22, President Barack Obama signed the Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010 into law in a...
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Full Circle — With a Lot of Work
It was not a close vote. With 63 senators on one side and 33 senators on the other – and four not voting – the...
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DADT Goes Back to Court
On Dec. 13, lawyers for Servicemembers Legal Defense Network filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking the reinstatement of three servicemembers ousted under ''Don't Ask,...
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Ups and Downs of a Lame Duck
Visit Metro Weekly's Poliglot for further updates to this story. As the first week of the lame-duck Congress opened, the LGBT advocates who have been working...
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Pietrangelo and Choi: From the Fence to the Park
When Lt. Dan Choi...
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Choi to White House, OutServe and Knights Out Provide an Out
With a Sunday morning tweet, former Lt. Dan Choi announced his plans for the week, writing, “True freedom is gained by going to jail for...
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Lame-Duck White House Arrests
Lt. Dan Choi and a group of 12 other activists, including servicemembers and veterans, walked quietly past police officers, members of the media and onlookers...
