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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. | 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. | ||
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| + | * [[Prominent Medical Practitioners Who Identify as LGBTQ]] | ||
==Further Reading/Research== | ==Further Reading/Research== | ||
Revision as of 13:40, 8 August 2018
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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.
