View source for Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story

====Date: [[:Category:1995|1995]]====

====Region: [[:Category:North America|North America]]====

====Subject: [[:Category:Sexual Orientation|Sexual Orientation]]====

====Medium: [[:Category:Television|Television]]====
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'''Artist:''' National Broadcasting Company

'''Confronting Bodies:''' WAFF-TV

'''Dates of Action:''' 1995

'''Location:''' Huntsville, Alabama, USA

'''Description of Artwork:''' "Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story" is a television drama based on the true-life of Colonel Cammermeyer's discharge from the U.S. Army because of her lesbianism. <P>

'''The Incident:''' A scene in the movie depicts a kiss between the lesbian couple of Margarethe Cammermeyer and her lover. The television station WAFF-TV omitted the kiss scene, which they deemed too controversial to air on television. <P>

'''Results of Incident:''' Despite a Huntsville resident calling the station to complain, the program director refused to comment on the issue. The people of Huntsville have still not seen the scene. <P>

'''Source:''' http://www.artnet.com/magazine_pre2000/news/rosenberger/rosenberger6-14-96.asp, Artistic Freedom under Attack and
People for the American Way.

[[Category:1995]]
[[Category:Huntsville]]
[[Category:Alabama]]
[[Category:North America]]
[[Category:Television]]
[[Category:National Broadcasting Company]]
[[Category:Sexual Orientation]]

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