Zoe Dunning
Maria Zoe Dunning | |
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Birth name | Maria Zoe Dunning |
Born | July 10, 1963 Milwaukee, WI |
Allegiance | United States of America |
Service/ | United States Navy |
Years of service | 1981–2007 |
Rank | Commander |
Maria Zoe Dunning is a
Biography
Commander Zoe Dunning, SC, USNR (Ret.) was born in Milwaukee,
At the end of her obligated active duty service, she transferred into the United States Navy Reserve and attended Stanford Graduate School of Business in Palo Alto, California.
Commander Dunning retired from the Navy Reserve in 2007 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 beside President Barack Obama as he signed the Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010.[3]
Discharge proceedings
In January 1993, while a student at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, she announced her homosexuality at a rally in support of Petty Officer
On June 10, 1993, a three-member Navy administrative board recommended that she be honorably discharged despite arguments that the action violated a federal judge's ruling the previous winter.[5]
Dunning appealed and argued that she made a statement of status and not conduct. In December 1994, another three-member Navy administrative board met at
In a letter dated May 24, 1995, the Chief of Naval Personnel wrote Dunning, "Your administrative separation case proceedings are closed, and you will be retained in the Naval Service," ending a two-year battle.[7] She was represented by Morrison & Foerster.
LGBT activism
In December 2010, Dunning stood next to the President as he signed the DADT repeal bill.
She served as the co-chair of the Governing Board of the
In November, 2003, she was one of thirty five
Zoe Dunning has served as a member of the Board of Directors of Stanford Pride,[10] the Stanford LGBTQQI alumni club, since 2011, and as its vice-president since 2012.
See also
- USNA Out
- Sexual orientation and the United States military
References
- ^ US Naval Academy Register of Alumni (2008)
- ^ Laird, Cynthia (2007-06-07), Out Navy commander retires, Bay Area Reporter, retrieved 2011-01-17
- ^ Branigin, William; Wilgoren, Debbi; Bacon, Jr., Perry (2010-12-22), "Obama signs DADT repeal before big, emotional crowd", Washington Post, retrieved 2011-01-09
- ^ "Stouthearted Men & Women".
- ^ a b "Discharge of Lesbian Urged by Navy Panel", New York Times, 1993-06-11, retrieved 2011-01-18
- ^ Keith Meinhold, SLDN.org, archived from the original on 2011-01-08, retrieved 2011-01-18
- ^ a b Holding, Reynolds (1995-06-16), Navy Quits Trying to Boot Lesbian Officer, San Francisco Chronicle, retrieved 2011-01-18
- ^ USNA Alumni Association
- ^ "Naval Academy Alumni Disallow Gay Chapter", Los Angeles Times, 2003-12-06, retrieved 2010-07-27
- ^ Stanford Pride
Bibliography
- Shilts, Randy (1994/1997–2005). ISBN 0-312-34264-0.