‘Heroes’ Postings
Lieutenant Daniel Choi
Lt. Dan Choi, a West Point Graduate, Infantry Officer, a linguist fluent in Arabic, and a veteran of two Iraq tours. Lt. Choi came out as being gay, challenging the “don’t ask don’t tell” policy of the US Army. He was discharged from the Army [Read More]
Joanne “Jody” Gates, MD
Joanne “Jody” Gates, MD, is a retired pediatric pulmonologist and university professor in New Orleans who was closeted until she learned that patients and staff knew her as the “Dyke Doc.” That led her to get involved with medical LGBT groups. She [Read More]
Deon Haywood
Deon Haywood, is the Executive Director of Women With a Vision (WWAV) a non-profit in New Orleans. WWAV was co-founded by Haywood’s mother and several other black women in 1991 as a social service organization out of these women’s concern about the lack of HIV [Read More]
