It is DADT Monday, 13 people were arrested for chaining themselves to the White House.
Three generations of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell activists participated in this monumental action. Their names: Lt. Dan Choi, Petty Officer Autumn Sandeen, Cpl. Evelyn Thomas, Cadet Mara Boyd, Robin McGehee (co-founder and director of GetEQUAL), Dan Fotou (action strategist for GetEQUAL), Former U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Miriam Ben-Shalom, Former U.S. Marine Corps Sergeant Justin Elzie, Former U.S. Army Arabic Linguist Ian Finkenbinder, U.S. Army Veteran and Repeal Advocate Rob Smith, Father Geoff Farrow (Catholic priest), Scott Wooledge (New York-based LGBT civil rights advocate and blogger), and Michael Bedwell (LGBT civil rights advocate).
“I feel we have come to a critical juncture where we need leadership from Obama and Senator Reid to get rid of this horrible policy. I am here today because being the first Marine discharged under this policy I feel we need to send a signal to the White House and the Senate to finally do the right thing for LGBT servicemembers and pass the repeal in the Defense Authorization Bill,” says Justin Elzie, the first Marine discharged under Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, to Talk About Equality.
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