In 1953, President Dwight D. Eisenhower declared gay men and lesbians a threat to national security and unfit for government service, inciting a witch hunt and mass firings that lasted more than 40 years. The virulent campaign also had an unintended consequence — It helped ignite the gay rights movement. The community became outraged, and … Continue reading ‘The Lavender Scare’ documentary shows gay witch hunt by US government