The Lavender Scare (2019)

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

At the height of the Cold War, President Eisenhower deems homosexuals to be security risks. A vicious witch hunt ensues, ruining thousands of American lives.

Cast (13)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Glenn Close

Narrator (voice)

J

Joan Cassidy

Self (archive footage)

David Hyde Pierce

Dr. Franklin E. Kameny (voice)

T. R. Knight

Drew Ference (voice)

Joseph McCarthy

Self (archive footage)

Cynthia Nixon

Madeleine Tress (voice)

Zachary Quinto

Dennis Flinn (voice)

D

David K. Johnson

Self

Lillian Faderman

Self

J

John D'Emilio

Self

B

Bartley A. Fugler

Self

V

Victor Ference

Self

F

Franklin Kameny

Self (archive footage)

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