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Gay protestors arrested at White House

Posted in: International News
By GayNZ.com Daily News Staff - 19th March 2010

Two openly gay US Army officers have been arrested after chaining themselves to the fence of the White House in a protest over the military's 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' policy.

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Lt. Dan Choi and Cpt. Jim Pietrangelo in the moment before their arrest
Lt. Dan Choi and Cpt. Jim Pietrangelo were lead away by police as around fifty protestors looked on. Choi had said he'd remain chained to the fence "until we have full equality."

The US military's 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' policy is currently being debated in Congress.

A CNN news report on the arrests appears below.


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