Lt. Dan Choi: President Obama, don't fire me for being gay

In March, I went on Rachel Maddow's show and spoke three truthful words: "I am gay." As an infantry officer, an Iraq combat veteran and a West Point graduate with a degree in Arabic, I refuse to lie to my commanders. As a result, the Army sent a letter discharging me on April 23. The letter is a slap in the face. It is a slap in the face to me and it is a slap in the face to the soldiers who I have commanded and served with over the last decade. I have served for a decade under "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" -- an immoral policy that forces American soldiers to lie about their sexual orientation. Worse, it forces others to tolerate deception. As I learned at West Point, deception and lies poison a unit and cripple a fighting force.

[Daniel P from Long Island]

Obama does NOT support EQUALITY for gay people.

He has said so REPEATEDLY.