The lavender scare : the Cold War persecution of gays and lesbians in the federal government /
"... David K. Johnson here relates the frightening, untold story of how, during the Cold War, homosexuals were considered as dangerous a threat to national security as Communists. Charges that the Roosevelt and Truman administrations were havens for homosexuals proved a potent political weapon,...
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Chicago, Ill. :
University of Chicago Press,
2006.
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| Edición: | Paperback ed. |
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| 100 | 1 | |a Johnson, David K. | |
| 245 | 1 | 4 | |a The lavender scare : |b the Cold War persecution of gays and lesbians in the federal government / |c David K. Johnson. |
| 250 | |a Paperback ed. | ||
| 260 | |a Chicago, Ill. : |b University of Chicago Press, |c 2006. | ||
| 300 | |a xii, 277 p. : |b il. ; |c 23 cm. | ||
| 500 | |a Publicado originalmente: 2003. | ||
| 504 | |a Incluye referencias bibliográficas e índice. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a "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. | |
| 520 | |a "... David K. Johnson here relates the frightening, untold story of how, during the Cold War, homosexuals were considered as dangerous a threat to national security as Communists. Charges that the Roosevelt and Truman administrations were havens for homosexuals proved a potent political weapon, sparking a "Lavender Scare" more vehement and long-lasting than McCarthy's Red Scare. Relying on newly declassified documents, years of research in the records of the National Archives and the FBI, and interviews with former civil servants, Johnson recreates the vibrant gay subculture that flourished in New Deal-era Washington and takes us inside the security interrogation rooms where thousands of Americans were questioned about their sex lives. The homosexual purges ended promising careers, ruined lives, and pushed many to suicide. But, as Johnson also shows, the purges brought victims together to protest their treatment, helping launch a new civil rights struggle. 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. And perhaps just as importantly, this book is a cautionary tale, reminding us of how acts taken by the government in the name of "national security" during the Cold War resulted in the infringement of the civil liberties of thousands of Americans." --Descripción del editor. | ||
| 650 | 0 | |a Gays in the civil service |z United States |x History |y 20th century. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Gays |x Employment |z United States |x History |y 20th century. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Civil service |x Security measures |z United States |x History |y 20th century. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Cold War. | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Homosexuales en la función pública |z Estados Unidos |x Historia |y Siglo XX. |2 UDESA | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Homosexuales |x Empleo |z Estados Unidos |x Historia |y Siglo XX. |2 UDESA | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Función pública |x Medidas de seguridad |z Estados Unidos |x Historia |y Siglo XX. |2 UDESA | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Guerra fría. |2 UDESA | |
| 651 | 0 | |a United States |x Officials and employees |x History |y 20th century. | |
| 651 | 7 | |a Estados Unidos |x Funcionarios y empleados |x Historia |y Siglo XX. |2 UDESA | |