Lt. Dan Choi took his protest of the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy a step further today when he handcuffed himself to the White House gates in an act of civil disobedience. He was leading about 100 protesters in rally for DADT’s repeal. Choi and fellow protest leader Jim Pietrangelo were charged with failure to obey public order. They will be held overnight and are scheduled to appear in D.C. Superior Court on Friday.
Choi, an Iraq war vet who’s challenging the attempt to oust him from the New York National Guard, told rally attendees, “I am still standing, I am still fighting, I am still speaking out, and I am still gay.”
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