The Lavender Scare
About The Lavender Scare
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.
The Lavender Scare is a 2019 documentary film directed by Josh Howard.
Glenn Close takes the lead as Narrator (voice), Joan Cassidy as Self (archive footage), David Hyde Pierce as Dr. Franklin E. Kameny (voice), and T. R. Knight as Drew Ference (voice). At 77 minutes long, it arrived in June 2019.