Zoe Dunning
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Maria Zoe Dunning | |
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| Birth name | Maria Zoe Dunning |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Service/ | United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1981-2007 |
| Rank | Commander |
Maria Zoe Dunning is U. S. Naval Academy graduate and gay rights activist. She is the first and only openly gay person allowed to remain on active duty in the military prior to the end of the Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy.
Biography
Commander Zoe Dunning, SC, USNR (Ret.) was born in Wisconsin. She was nominated to the United States Naval Academy by her congressional representative from Wisconsin and graduated with the Class of 1985[1] with a Bachelors of Science Degree. After graduation from Annapolis, she was commissioned an Ensign in the Navy Supply Corps. After attending Navy Supply Corps School in Athens, Georgia, she was assigned to her first duty station.
At the end of her obligated active duty service, she transferred into the United States Navy Reserve and attended the Stanford Graduate School of Business in Palo Alto, California.
Commander Dunning retired from the Navy Reserve after 22 years of service as a commissioned officer in a ceremony on board the USS Hornet (CV12) in Alameda, California.[2]
On December 22, 2010, Commander Dunning stood alongside President Barack Obama as he signed the Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010.[3]
Discharge from service trials
She was twice kicked out of the Navy. She was represended by Morrison & Foerster.
LGBT Activism
She has served as the Chairman of the Board of the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN) since the late 90's.
In November, 2003, she was one of thirty five LGBT alumni of the Naval Academy who petitioned the USNA Alumni Association for special status as a non-geographic chapter of the Alumni Association, similar to the association's RV chapter. The initial request was rejected on multiple grounds.[4]
References
- ^ US Naval Academy Register of Alumni (2008)
- ^ Laird, Cynthia (2007/6/7), Out Navy commander retires, Bay Area Reporter, retrieved 2011-1-17
{{citation}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=and|date=(help) - ^ Bacon, Jr., Perry (2010-12-22). "Obama signs DADT repeal before big, emotional crowd". Washington Post. Retrieved 2011-1-9.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "Naval Academy Alumni Disallow Gay Chapter". Los Angeles Times. 2003-12-06. Retrieved 2010-7-27.
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Bibliography
- Shilts, Randy (1994/1997/2005). Conduct Unbecoming: Gays and Lesbians in the US Military. ISBN 5-551-97352-2 / ISBN 0-312-34264-0.
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- 1964 births
- United States Naval Academy graduates
- Stanford Business School alumni
- Stanford University alumni
- American military personnel discharged for homosexuality
- American LGBT military personnel
- United States Navy officers
- People from San Francisco, California
- LGBT rights activists from the United States