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Jun 7, 2019 · The Lavender Scare: Directed by Josh Howard. With Glenn Close, David Hyde Pierce, Cynthia Nixon, Zachary Quinto. With the United States gripped in the panic of the Cold War, President Dwight D. Eisenhower deems homosexuals to be "security risks" and orders the immediate firing of any government employee discovered to be gay or lesbian.
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- Josh Howard
- 2019-06-07
NARRATED BY GLENN CLOSE. READ THE REVIEWS. WATCH THE TRAILER. The Lavender Scare is the first documentary film to tell the little-known story of an unrelenting campaign by the federal government to identify and fire all employees suspected of being homosexual.
Jun 7, 2019 · A film that explores the history of the federal government's persecution of homosexuals in the Cold War era, based on a book by David K. Johnson. It features interviews with survivors, activists and historians who shed light on the tragic and inspiring stories of the LGBT community.
Jun 18, 2019 · Documentary films. This article is more than 4 years old. The Lavender Scare: the shocking true story of an anti-LGBT witch-hunt. In an eye-opening new documentary, director Josh Howard...
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The Lavender Scare. Released Jun 7, 2019 1h 15m Documentary LGBTQ+ TRAILER for The Lavender Scare: Trailer 1 ListThe Lavender Scare: Trailer 1 The Lavender Scare: Trailer 1...
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- Josh Howard
Narrated by Glenn Close, The Lavender Scare is the first documentary film to tell the little-known story of an unrelenting campaign by the federal government to identify and fire all employees suspected of being homosexual.
Jun 7, 2019 · Jun 7, 2019 10:42am PT. Film Review: ‘The Lavender Scare’. An essential and absorbing documentary tells the story of the political repression of homosexuality in America in the '50s, when...
