The Lavender Scare

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.

Glenn Close

Narrator (voice)

Joan Cassidy

Herself (archive footage)

David Hyde Pierce

Dr. Franklin E. Kameny (voice)

T.R. Knight

Drew Ference (voice)

Joseph McCarthy

Himself (archive footage)

Cynthia Nixon

Madeleine Tress (voice)

Zachary Quinto

Dennis Flinn (voice)

David K. Johnson

Himself

Lillian Faderman

Herself

John D'Emilio

Himself

Bartley A. Fugler

Himself

Victor Ference

Himself

Franklin Kameny

Himself (archive footage)