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101: The Lavender Scare
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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?
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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
102 episoder
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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
102 episoder
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