Difference between revisions of "Margarethe Cammermeyer"
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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. | ||
| + | ==See Also== | ||
| − | == | + | * [[Prominent Medical Practitioners Who Identify as LGBTQ]] |
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| + | ==Further Reading/Research== | ||
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| + | * 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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Latest revision as of 01:37, 5 November 2019
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.
