In our newest episode of our bite-sized history episodes, Julian discusses the start of the Lavender Scare, a parallel witch hunt to the Red Scare for queer people in the US government. This is part 1 of a two-part series on the Lavender Scare - part 2 will discuss the formal end to the Lavender Scare and how effective it was in actually ending employment discrimination against queer people in the Civil Service. 

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Executive Orders. (2016, August 15). National Archives. https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/codification/executive-order/10450.html

Haynes, S., & Aneja, V. B. A. (2020, December 22). You’ve Probably Heard of the Red Scare, but the Lesser-Known, Anti-Gay “Lavender Scare” Is Rarely Taught in Schools. Time. Retrieved February 11, 2022, from https://time.com/5922679/lavender-scare-history/

Lemmey, H., & Miller, B. (2019, May 21). Episode 10: Roy Cohn. Bad Gays. Retrieved February 11, 2022, from https://badgayspod.com/listen/

Listener discretion advised for Bad Gays: adult language and frank discussions of sexuality.

Out.com Editors. (2015, February 6). 9 Things To Know About “The Lavender Scare.” Out. https://www.out.com/entertainment/popnography/2013/04/26/9-things-to%C2%A0know-about-lavender-scare