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Did you know? The Lavender Scare (1950s) was an American purge parallel to the Red Scare: between 1947 and 1969 some 5,000-10,000 federal employees were dismissed for being gay or "suspect". President Eisenhower signed the 1953 executive order that codified this policy.

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The Lavender Scare (1950s) was an American purge parallel to the Red Scare: between 1947 and 1969 some 5,000-10,000 federal employees were dismissed for being gay or "suspect". President Eisenhower signed the 1953 executive order that codified this policy.

De Lavender Scare (jaren '50) was een Amerikaanse zuivering parallel aan de Red Scare: tussen 1947 en 1969 werden 5.000-10.000 ambtenaren ontslagen omdat ze homo of "verdacht" waren. President Eisenhower tekende in 1953 het executive order dat dit beleid maakte.

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