The Lavender Scare

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Overview

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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Cast: Artie Widgery, Cynthia Nixon, David George, David Hyde Pierce, Glenn Close, John Piatek, Kevan Rabat, T.R. Knight, Tom Knight, Zachary Quinto

Director: Josh Howard

Genre: Documentary

Country: USA

Release Year: 2017

IMDB Rating: 7.7 (181 votes)

TMDB Rating: 6.3 (6 votes)

Rotten Tomatoes: 95

Metacritic: 73

Runtime: 1h 17m

Release Date: 2019-06-07

Awards: Awards, 11 wins & 1 nomination total

Tagline: Thousands lost their jobs. Some lost their lives. A courageous few fought back.