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Bookmark or Share- History You Didn't Learn About the Anti-Gay Lavender Scare - TIMEKnown as the “Lavender Scare,” the policy was based on the unfounded fear that gay men and lesbians “posed a threat to national security because they were vulnerable to blackmail and were ...
- “These People Are Frightened to Death” - National ArchivesHow did the Cold War and anti-Communism fuel the Lavender Scare, the firing of thousands of gay federal employees? Learn about the role of congressional committees, the link between homosexuality and subversion, and the impact of the purge on gay communities.
- Lavender Scare - WikipediaThe Lavender Scare was a moral panic about homosexual people in the US government that led to their mass dismissal from 1947 to 1950. It was part of the anti-communist campaign and the Second Red Scare, and used vague terms like "security risk" and "moral risk" to justify discrimination.
- Cold War, Lavender Scare, and LGBTQ+ Activism - U.S. National Park ServiceLearn how the Lavender Scare, a campaign to purge LGBTQ+ people from federal service, sparked resistance and activism in the 1950s. Explore the origins, challenges, and achievements of the Mattachine Society and ONE Inc., two early LGBTQ+ organizations.
- Lavender Scare: The Government’s Gay Witch Hunt - ThoughtCoLearn about the Lavender Scare, the identification and firing of thousands of homosexual people from the U.S. federal government in the 1950s. Find out how it was linked to the Red Scare and McCarthyism, and how it influenced the gay rights movement.
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