The Lavender Scare

Directed by Josh Howard
2017    77mDocumentary
7.795%
During the Cold War, President Eisenhower declared homosexuals "security risks," leading to mass firings of LGBTQ+ government employees. This sparked a 40-year witch hunt that destroyed lives but propelled an unexpected figure to front.

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  • 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 / Writer
  • Lillian FadermanHerself
  • John D'EmilioHimself
  • Bartley A. FuglerHimself
  • Victor FerenceHimself
  • Franklin KamenyHimself (archive footage)
  • Josh HowardDirector / Producer

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