Lt. Dan Choi LGBT Rights Activist West Point Speaks At Harvard

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TRUTH AND CONSEQUENCES: One Man's Quest to Openly Serve his Country

On Thursday, April 29, 2010 at 6:00 PM in the John F. Kennedy, Jr. Forum, at Harvard University Institute of Politics, Lt. Dan Choi will deliver a public address, "TRUTH AND CONSEQUENCES: One Man's Quest to Openly Serve his Country".

Choi, a West Point graduate, Iraq veteran, and Arabic linguist was outed last year and his campaign since then to repeal DADT, the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy has not stopped. He was recently arrested, along with Army Capt. James Pietrangelo, after he chained himself to a fence outside the White House after leading a group of protestors at a don't ask don't tell rally.

• Lt. Dan Choi Arrested: Gay Rights Advocate Chained to White House
  

DADT is the common term for a 1993 federal law that allows members of the U.S. military to be discharged for the “propensity or intent to engage in homosexual acts.” Those who keep their sexual orientation a secret are allowed to serve. According to SERVICEMEMBERS Legal Defense Network, more than 13,500 services members have been fired under the don't ask don't tell policy.

The event will be streamed live at The Forum LIVE. To view this and other events after their conclusion, visit the JFK Jr. Forum archive.

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Journalists interested in covering the Forum should contact the Kennedy School Communications Office at (617) 495-1115 to reserve space on the press riser.