Special Screening

SURVIVING THE SILENCE : SCREEENING AND FUNDRAISER

Tuesday, April 29, 2025 at 7:00 PM

COMING TO THE NEVADA THEATRE FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY: TUES, APRIL 29

Special screening of internationally award-winning SURVIVING THE SILENCE

This is a fundraiser for Nevada County Pride

Two women in love are surviving the demands of a closeted military career when one is forced
to expel an Army hero for being a lesbian. The way she does it, however, leads to re-
instatement and eventual change in military policy.
 
During a time when gays weren’t allowed in the US military, Colonel Patsy Thompson presided
over the board that dismissed Colonel Margarethe Cammermeyer for being a lesbian, forcing
her to confront her own secret and moral dilemma: she too was a lesbian. Cammermeyer had
revealed she was a lesbian during a security interview and was expelled. Her memoir was
adapted as a 1995 television movie, executive-produced by Barbra Streisand, but Thompson’s
story remained hidden...until now.
 
Thompson and her wife also candidly share how they wrestled with heart-wrenching choices in
public and private, hiding their relationship, speaking in code on the phone and struggling to
protect their love while preserving Thompson's career. Also features Col. Margarethe
Cammermeyer; Mary Newcombe, Cammermeyer’s attorney, and Eric Fanning. first openly gay
Secretary of the US Army and Deputy Secretary of Defense.

Following the film, Nevada County Pride will host a panel and conversation with the audience featuring:
Col. Patsy Thompson
Barbara Brass
Cindy L. Abel (Director)

Website for the film: https://www.survivingthesilence.com/the-film

Recent Article: https://msmagazine.com/2024/05/24/lgbtq-women-military-surviving-the-silence/