the Cold War persecution of gays and lesbians in the federal government /
David K. Johnson
Chicago :
University of Chicago Press,
2004
xii, 277 pages :
illustrations ;
24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index
"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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"The Lavender Scare shatters the myth that homosexuality has only recently become a national political issue, changing the way we think about both the McCarthy era and the origins of the gay rights movement."--Jacket
Cold War persecution of gays and lesbians in the federal government
Civil service-- Security measures-- United States-- History-- 20th century
Cold War
Gays-- Employment-- United States-- History-- 20th century
Gays in the civil service-- United States-- History-- 20th century
United States, Officials and employees, History, 20th century