The Lavender Scare
- Documentary
6/7/2019
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Thousands lost their jobs. Some lost their lives. A courageous few fought back.
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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Cast
- Glenn CloseNarrator (voice)
- Joan CassidyHerself (archive footage)
- David Hyde PierceDr. Franklin E. Kameny (voice)
- T.R. KnightDrew Ference (voice)
- Joseph McCarthyHimself (archive footage)
- Cynthia NixonMadeleine Tress (voice)
- Zachary QuintoDennis Flinn (voice)
- David K. JohnsonHimself
- Lillian FadermanHerself
- John D'EmilioHimself
- Bartley A. FuglerHimself
- Victor FerenceHimself
- Franklin KamenyHimself (archive footage)
