Zoe Dunning: Repealing "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"

"When the military told her to hide a fundamental part of herself, she shined a light on an unjust policy."

Maria Zoe Dunning is a U.S. Naval Academy graduate and gay rights activist. She is known for being the only openly gay person remaining on active duty following a series of lawsuits against the U.S. Military and the Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy during the 1990s. This is her story.

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