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[[File:cammermeyer.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Colonel Margarethe Cammermeyer]]

==Country==

United States

==Birth - Death==

1942 -

==Occupation==

Medicine

==Description==

Chief Nurse of Washington State National Guard, full colonel in the US army.  After divorcing her husband, came out as lesbian and, after a long attempt by her detractors, was discharged.  An early and prominent opponent to anti-gay policies in the military.  Activist, author.  Movie about Cammermeyer's story, 'Serving in Silence', was made in 1995.

==See Also==

* [[Prominent Medical Practitioners Who Identify as LGBTQ]]

==Further Reading/Research==

* http://www.cammermeyer.com/bio.htm
* http://lesbianlife.about.com/od/artistswriterset1/p/Cammermeyer.htm
* http://www.advocate.com/news/daily-news/2010/05/27/col-grethe-cammermeyer-talks-dadt

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