The Occupy LA encampment is in full force and on October 13, 2011, the Uprising radio crew met Lt. Dan Choi, prominent gay rights activist who was visiting Los Angeles from Washington DC where he is based. Choi was present at the Occupy LA encampment and made the connections between the intersecting causes he supports.

Dan Choi is perhaps best known for his opposition to the military’s Don’t Ask Don’t Tell policy. He was discharged from the Army for revealing his sexual orientation and arrested in at least three protests in front of the White House against the now-defunct policy. Choi is in the process of attempting to re-enlist but has maintained and expanded his activism. He joined with the environmental movement against the proposed Keystone XL pipeline that would transport dirty tar-sands across the US earlier this year. Choi has also expressed solidarity with the Occupy Wall Street protests.

Uprising host Sonali Kolhatkar interviewed Dan Choi outside the LA City Hall:

Martina Steiner recorded this interview.