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GLOE at JxJ: The Lavender Scare
ABOUT THIS EVENT
Join GLOE to attend the film The Lavender Scare, the first documentary film to tell the story of an unrelenting campaign by the federal government in the 1950s to identify and fire all employees suspected of being homosexual.
Get your ticket to the movie here and make sure to use promo code LAVENDER20 to get a 20% discount and to let us know you’re coming.
About the Film:
In 1953, President Eisenhower declared gay men and lesbians to be a threat to the security of the country and therefore unfit for government service. In doing so, he triggered the longest witch hunt in American history. Over the next four decades, tens of thousands of government workers would lose their jobs for no reason other than their sexual orientation. But the actions of the government had an unintended effect. They inadvertently helped ignite the gay rights movement.
Post-Screening Conversation
After the film, stay for a discussion with novelist and critic Thomas Mallon and Matt Nosanchuk, formerly of the Office for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Education in the Biden-Harris administration. Conversation moderated by Dr. Sarah Leavitt, Director of Curatorial Affairs at the Capital Jewish Museum.
Organizer + RSVP
GLOE - Connecting DC's GLBTQ Jews and our friends since 2006. Come schmooze!