The Lavender Scare

Thousands lost their jobs. Some lost their lives. A courageous few fought back.

Duration: 77 min

Release date: 2019-06-07

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At the height of the Cold War, President Eisenhower deems homosexuals to be security risks. A vicious witch hunt ensues, ruining thousands of American lives.

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as Narrator (voice)

as Herself (archive footage)

David Hyde Pierce

David Hyde Pierce

as Dr. Franklin E. Kameny (voice)

as Drew Ference (voice)

Joseph McCarthy

Joseph McCarthy

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as Madeleine Tress (voice)

as Dennis Flinn (voice)

David K. Johnson

David K. Johnson

Lillian Faderman

Lillian Faderman

Bartley A. Fugler

Bartley A. Fugler

Franklin Kameny

Franklin Kameny

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