Lavender Scare : the Cold War Persecution of Gays and Lesbians in the Federal Government
The McCarthy era is generally considered the worst period of political repression in recent American history. But while the famous question, ""Are you now or have you ever been a member of the Communist Party?"" resonated in the halls of Congress, security officials were posing another question at least as frequently, if more discreetly: ""Information has come to the attention of the Civil Service Commission that you are a homosexual. What comment do you care to make?"" Historian David K. Johnson here relates the frightening, untold story of how, during the Cold War, homosexuals we
eBook, English, 2009
University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 2009