45 Trailblazers Who Changed The World, From Pride 1969 To Pride 2014

From: Queerty

Lt. Dan Choi

Lt. Dan Choi served in the Iraq war from 2006-2007. After coming out on The Rachel Maddow Show in March 2009, he publicly challenged the Don’t Ask Don’t Tell policy, which banned gay soldiers from serving openly in the U.S. military.