DADT Opponent: Lt. Dan Choi, infantry officer and Arabic linguist in the U.S. Army; founder of Knights Out, a West Point alumni group that supports the repeal of DADT

After Choi came out on The Rachel Maddow Show in March 2009, an initial discharge letter from the military was sent his way — a final decision on his discharge is pending. Since March, Choi has stepped forward as an activist and become the poster child for victims of DADT.

Quote for Repeal

"I think that when somebody makes a decision to join the military, they don't join the military because they're gay or they're straight or to be more straight or to be more gay. They do it because they believe in the values of our country, that it's worth protecting, and that's the reason why I joined." — February 2, 2010, speaking to Harry Smith on CBS's The Early Show