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Press release: Johnson, The Lavender Scare

jacket imageFrom 1950 to 1954, Senator Joseph McCarthy and his infamous list of "Reds" were at the center of every major congressional debate. These days, most Americans know that hundreds of government employees faced professional and personal devastation as a result of his rampant accusations. But few of us know of the lavender scare that McCarthy's charges also engendered—a witch hunt against "sex perverts" who had apparently infiltrated government agencies. The Lavender Scare: The Cold War Persecution of Gays and Lesbians in the Federal Government traces the origins of contemporary sexual politics to this Cold War hysteria.… Read the press release.

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Posted by on April 28, 2006 09:30 AM | | Archived in Gay and Lesbian | History | Politics and Current Events | Press Releases

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Weeding out gays and lesbians from positions of power is a way of reducing their power and ability to induce political change so that the powers that be can continue to oppress them.

Posted by: John Newberry [TypeKey Profile Page] | November 3, 2007 02:15 PM

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