When Lt. Dan Choi finishes up with his trial, which will take place on Thursday, March 28, in Washington, D.C., he and I are headed to Jeju Island, South Korea's own little island paradise. Dan needs some paradise right now. He is on trial for contesting and questioning Don't Ask Don't Tell, which was later repealed, yet now he has to go to court, and face some possibly harsh consequences, for speaking out against it years ago.

SAN DIEGO -- Congresswoman Susan Davis visited Lambda Archives of San Diego today and donated material from the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" repeal effort.

Board president Maureen Steiner introduced several members of the board of directors, and provided a brief history of the organization. Head archivist Kelly Revak gave Davis a tour of the facilities, including the exhibit area, processing areas and archival collections.

I remember walking down the streets of Knoxville, Tenn. in 1995 and being approached by armed forces recruitment officers. They would usually have a catchy opener and then launch into their sales pitch about the benefits of serving my country. This was right in the thick of my strident coming out period, so we always ended on that note. I was gay and not willing to compromise that part of my life.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Gov. Jerry Brown on Thursday signed Assembly Bill 1505, authored by Assemblymember Richard Pan and co-sponsored by Equality California and Sacramento Valley Veterans, designed to remedy inequities faced by veterans discharged under "Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell" and its predecessor policies.