Lt. Dan Choi arrested during DADT protest

Lt. Dan Choi has been an active and outspoken gay-rights activist. Image from Flickr.

Just outside the White House today, openly gay Iraq veteran Lt. Dan Choi and others were arrested while marching on the White House after a Human Rights Campaign rally. No word yet if group members will be getting quick loans to bail out Lt. Dan Choi or the other arrested individuals. The group was marching on the White House in support of repealing the Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy that discharges openly gay men and women from the military.

Lt. Dan Choi Arrested

Lt. Dan Choi was arrested earlier today by the United States Park Police, where he and Jim Pietrangelo were charged with failure to obey a lawful order. Both Lt. Choi and Pietrangelo are scheduled to appear in the D.C. Superior court tomorrow. Both Lt. Dan Choi and Jim Pietrangelo are openly gay - Pietrangelo has been discharged from the military under Don't Ask, Don't Tell; Lt. Choi's discharge is "pending".

Lt. Dan Choi has been outspoken against Don't Ask, Don't Tell

Lt. Dan Choi originally revealed his sexual orientation on The Rachel Maddow Show. Soon after that show, he received a discharge letter from the U.S. Military. His open letter to the President and Congress made international headlines. Since then, Lt. Dan Choi was one of the founding members of Knights Out, an organization of West Point alumni who support LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender) members of the military being able to serve openly. Lt. Choi has also spoken at numerous gay rights events. ... click here to read the rest of the article titled "Lt. Dan Choi arrested during DADT protest"