101: The Lavender Scare
from Hidden History Hosted by Ellis Tucci
Episode 101: From 1950 to 1954, as a part of his rabid anti-Communist crusade, a notorious liar and habitually drunk Senator from Wisconsin, Joseph McCarthy, led a crusade against homosexuals in the American government that would influence anti-gay policy all the way up until the 1990s. What was the Lavender Scare, why did it happen, and what does it say about the nature of propaganda? Twitter: Link Patreon: Link Shirts and more: Link Sources and Further Reading U.S. Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy Speaks in Wheeling: Link The Reagan administration's unbelievable response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic: Link The Lavender Scare: The Cold War Persecution of Gays and Lesbians in the Federal Government: Link America’s Cold War Empire: Exporting the Lavender Scare: Link Communist and Homosexual: The FBI, Harry Hay, and the Secret Side of the Lavender Scare, 1943–1961: Link Joe McCarthy and the Press: Link Fifties Feds, Fags, and Femmes: Link PERVERTS CALLED GOVERNMENT PERIL; Gabrielson, G.O.P. Chief, Says They Are as Dangerous as Reds--Truman's Trip Hit Gabrielson Warns Industry: Link
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