​​​​​​​Thesis

     The Lavender Scare shows how the Cold War created hysteria, linking communism to homosexuality. The hysteria forced homosexual government workers out of their jobs. Those affected created and joined the Mattachine Society and The Daughters of Bilitis, beginning the debates and protests for LGBTQ+ rights.

Image from Johnson, D. (1994). “Homosexual Citizens”: Washington’s Gay Community Confronts the Civil Service. Washington History

Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.), 20 May 1950.

"Group photo of picketers" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1965.