The Lavender Scare: The Cold War Persecution of Gays and Lesbians in the Federal Government

by David K Johnson

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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 the origins of contemporary sexual politics to Cold War hysteria over national security....Read more
  • ISBN10 0226401901
  • ISBN13 9780226401904
  • Publish Date 15 May 2006 (first published 1 January 2004)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint University of Chicago Press