Who celebrated our queer servicemembers on Memorial Day?
There were parades all across the country this Memorial Day commemorating our U.S. servicemembers who died while in the military. But not all of our servicemembers were honored for their acts of bravery and patriotism. Back in the day, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer servicemembers who died while servicing our country were either closeted about their sexual orientation or were discharged under honorable conditions called Fraudulent Enlistment. Unfortunately, today not much has changed. I refuse to lie to my commanders. I have served for a decade under “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” — an immoral policy that force American soldiers to lie about their sexual orientation. As a result, the Army sent a letter discharging me on April 23, stated Army Lieutenant Daniel W. Choi, a gay Asian American, wrote in an open letter asking President Obama not to fire him and to end the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy. Choi, a West Point graduate, infantry officer, Arabic linguist, and Iraq War vet
