Most Americans of a certain age are familiar with the Red Scare of the ’50s and Senator Joseph R. McCarthy’s exploitation of our nation’s fear of Communism—yet, few are familiar with an equally ugly purge of government employees happening around the same time. This purge, called the Lavender Scare, lasted roughly 40 years and cost… Continue reading The Lavender Scare: Documentary details results of Pres. Eisenhower’s Executive Order 10450.