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Author Johnson, David K.

Title The lavender scare : the Cold War persecution of gays and lesbians in the federal government / David K. Johnson.

Publication Info. Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2004.
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 Moore Stacks  JK723.H6 J64 2004    DUE 04-25-24  ---
Description xii, 277 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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.
Subject Gay people -- Employment -- United States.
Gays.
United States.
Gays -- Employment.
Civil service -- Minority employment -- United States.
Civil service -- Minority employment.
Cold War.
Cold War (1945-1989)
Homosexuals.
ISBN 0226404811 alkaline paper

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