Curious about how the Lavender Scare ended? In the second part of our Lavender Scare series, Julian discusses the lack of a conclusive end to the Lavender Scare and how courageous queer activists and citizens fought to chip away at the discriminatory practices of the federal government piece by piece. 

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Sources and Suggested Reading:

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. https://time.com/5922679/lavender-scare-history/

Johnson, D. K. (2006). The Lavender Scare: The Cold War Persecution of Gays and Lesbians in the Federal Government. University of Chicago Press.

Lewis, G. B. (1997). Lifting the Ban on Gays in the Civil Service: Federal Policy toward Gay and Lesbian Employees since the Cold War. Public Administration Review, 57(5), 387–395. https://doi.org/10.2307/3109985

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