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u/estrtshffl · 32 pointsr/TheWayWeWere

Oh shit I'm studying the Mattachine Society right now.

They played a large part in (eventually) fighting the witch hunt and subsequent firings of gays and lesbians in governmental positions during the 50's coined "the lavender scare." Good and relatively easy to read book about it here. Amazon link.

EDIT: Here's a PDF link to the entire report that kicked off all that awful bullshit - if that's something anybody is interested in. Whole lotta moral panic. https://ecf.cand.uscourts.gov/cand/09cv2292/evidence/PX2337.pdf

u/buffyfan12 · 2 pointsr/gaysexconfessions

Here’s a book girl!
You can always change and stop being willfully stupid!
https://www.amazon.com/Coming-Out-Under-Fire-History/dp/080787177X/ref=nodl_

https://www.amazon.com/Military-Trade-Steven-Zeeland/dp/1560239247/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=steven+zeeland&amp;qid=1574765203&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-1

https://www.amazon.com/Barrack-Buddies-Soldier-Haworth-Lesbian/dp/1560230320/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=steven+zeeland&amp;qid=1574765220&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-2

https://www.amazon.com/Masculine-Marine-Homoeroticism-Haworth-Lesbian/dp/1560238747/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=steven+zeeland&amp;qid=1574765220&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-3

https://www.amazon.com/Lavender-Scare-Persecution-Lesbians-Government/dp/0226401901/ref=pd_sbs_14_1/138-6723854-4519325?_encoding=UTF8&amp;pd_rd_i=0226401901&amp;pd_rd_r=766a6dd7-262c-489e-80e6-09d40e5619d4&amp;pd_rd_w=zg9e0&amp;pd_rd_wg=Ee8jV&amp;pf_rd_p=5873ae95-9063-4a23-9b7e-eafa738c2269&amp;pf_rd_r=2S8K39TAFHP1961CKZAS&amp;psc=1&amp;refRID=2S8K39TAFHP1961CKZAS

Now go girl, go hit the corner store, buy some twizzlers, And open a book!

Being stupid isn’t a crime, staying stupid is a moral failure.

And seeing as you are retired, is reading a book a problem? Or are you afraid to put them on a hold at your library?

u/BarryMcCaulkener · 1 pointr/conspiracy

This is unreal. Thanks for the link. I want to do some cross-checking on those numbers when I get home but damn if that isn't about the most f'ed up statistic I've read in some time.

Also interesting that this article briefly mentions the Lavender Scare. I've been researching the McCarthy era and there are some interesting books on this incident which was tied into the Red scare: https://www.amazon.com/Lavender-Scare-Persecution-Lesbians-Government/dp/0226401901

u/Demderdemden · 0 pointsr/AskHistory