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The lavender scare the Cold War persecution of gays and lesbians in the federal government
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The lavender scare [electronic resource] : the Cold War persecution of gays and lesbians in the federal government / David K. Johnson.
ISBN
9780226401966 (electronic bk.)
0226401960 (electronic bk.)
Published
Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2004.
Physical Description
1 online resource (xii, 277 p.) : ill.
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Summary
In Cold War America, Senator Joseph McCarthy enjoyed tremendous support in the fight against what he called atheistic communism. But that support stemmed less from his wild charges about communists than his more substantiated charges that "sex perverts" had infiltrated government agencies. Although now remembered as an attack on suspected disloyalty, McCarthyism introduced "moral values" into the American political arsenal. Warning of a spreading homosexual menace, McCarthy and his Republican allies learned how to win votes. Winner of three book awards, The Lavender Scare masterfully traces th.
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Cold War persecution of gays and lesbians in the federal government
Other formats
Print version: Johnson, David K. Lavender scare. Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2004
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
September 29, 2011
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
"Panic on the Potomac"
Peurifoy's revelation : the politics of the purges
"This used to be a very gay city" : Lafayette Park and the sex crime panic
"Cookie pushers in striped pants" : the lavender lads in the state department
"Fairies and fair dealers" : the immoral bureaucracy
The Hoey investigation : searching for a homosexual spy
"Let's clean house" : the Eisenhower security program
Interrogations and disappearances : gay and lesbian subculture in 1950s Washington
"Homosexual citizens" : the Mattachine Society of Washington.
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