Serving in Secret

Streaming video - 2023

In 1970, Tom Carpenter graduated from the Naval Academy ready to follow his family’s lineage in the military as a US Marine Corps attack pilot. Then he met Courtland Hirschi. Tom and Court fell deeply in love, keeping their illicit relationship a secret. At that time, homosexuality – if discovered – resulted in being kicked out of the military with a dishonorable discharge, a court martial, jail time, or worse… Tom and Court’s story would be no exception. SERVING IN SECRET features leading voices in politics, historians, civil rights activists, and retired military personnel telling the story of LGBTQ discrimination in the military, and the controversial compromise known as “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” Tom’s work towards its... repeal along with many others was the Turning Point for LGBTQ+ rights, a fight that continues today.

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Genres
Documentary films
Published
[San Francisco, California, USA] : MSNBC Films 2023.
2024.
Language
English
Other Authors
Jonathan T. (film director)
Online Access
A Kanopy streaming video
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Title from title frames.
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In Process Record.
Physical Description
1 online resource (streaming video file) (46 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Format
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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AVAILABLE FOR USE ONLY BY IOWA CITY AND RESIDENTS OF THE CONTRACTING GOVERNMENTS OF JOHNSON COUNTY, UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, HILLS, AND LONE TREE (IA).