The Lavender Scare

First documentary film about the U.S. government's campaign to hunt down and fire every federal employee it suspected was gay. 🌈🎬 In theaters June 7th!

[The Lavender Scare @LavenderScare]

Celebrate #PrideMonth by watching and sharing the untold story of the government witch hunt that ignited the modern gay rights movement. The Lavender Scare airs Tuesday 6/18 at 9/8c on @PBS! Check local listings: https://t.co/NJgVOUVeuk https://t.co/Bdzu9uYPUQ

[The Lavender Scare @LavenderScare]

The Lavender Scare is the untold story of a vicious witch hunt and the courageous few who fought back. See it in LA & NYC theaters on June 7th! (Other cities TBA.) https://t.co/KkmKRnOZqf

[The Lavender Scare @LavenderScare]

We are so thrilled that Chasten Buttigieg referenced "The Lavender Scare" on this historic day!

[Chasten Glezman Buttigieg @Chasten]

I am beyond proud of my husband. As he heads to the stage today I’ll also be thinking of the countless path-paving and history-making civil servants who were denied their chance. https://t.co/lpQeutXRXu

[The Lavender Scare @LavenderScare]

@Chasten We are so proud of you both and thank you so much for referencing our documentary film, "The Lavender Scare!" What an exciting day! We hope we can stay in touch!

[The Lavender Scare @LavenderScare]

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[The Lavender Scare @LavenderScare]

Thank you. Happy #Pride! 🌈

[The Lavender Scare @LavenderScare]

Want to know more about the film and go deeper into this shameful chapter of American history?Listen to The Lavender Scare director Josh Howard interviewed on @Imruradio! https://t.co/rf0jhZ0T3k

[U.S. National Archives @USNatArchives]

During the "Lavender Scare" of the 1950s, thousands of gay employees were fired or forced to resign from the federal workforce https://t.co/396ineHyDd

#PrideMonth

[The Lavender Scare @LavenderScare]

"The struggle for equality doesn't necessarily continue in a straight line. There are setbacks as well as advancements and I think it's important to know that history." @WindyCityTimes1 https://t.co/r0t8ZKbYhq

[The Lavender Scare @LavenderScare]

The Lavender Scare director Josh Howard was interviewed for this terrific article on how the media covered Stonewall and various LGBTQ news stories! https://t.co/iPxgXYrsVg

[The Lavender Scare @LavenderScare]

Asheville, NC!

[Fine Arts Theatre @FineArtsTheatre]

On Thursday, 6/27, at 7:30 pm we host THE LAVENDER SCARE, the first film in the new Movie & Mixer Film Series and a fundraiser for Blue Ridge Pride's Community Partner Fund. https://t.co/PRz2y1XVt4

[The Lavender Scare @LavenderScare]

"This film is particularly timely with a new bill from Democrats in Congress that aims to bring these unjustified firings and harassment to light." - @TheAdvocateMag https://t.co/TOYAfl7fXh

[Wayne Hendry @ideakid88]

The Lavender Scare and the plight of thousands of homosexual federal workers who were either fired or denied employment in the 1950s as a result is a scar on civil rights in the US. This should never be allowed to happen again! #PrideMonth
https://t.co/7FbKnmULNo

[Dan Rosanova @DanRosanova]

@estherschindler Honestly watching The Lavender Scare last night on @PBS was obviously upsetting in the beginning, but the end was fairly uplifting and positive. Change does happen when we make it happen!

[The Lavender Scare @LavenderScare]

We so love to hear from teachers about how they’ll use it in the classroom. Thank you for watching, Natalia!

[Natalia Mehlman Petrzela @nataliapetrzela]

Just saw @LavenderScare + can't wait to use in class to show how nonlinear civil rights progress is + how much progress has been made + how much remains to be done.

Also excellent on PRE-Stonewall era + should raise good Qs about RACE

Check it:
https://t.co/YsSWXUWaOl

[The Lavender Scare @LavenderScare]

@ropebelt Thank you for watching!

[Ropebelt @ropebelt]

Watching it now. Amazing must see doc, should be mandatory watching for high schoolers, etc.

#FBI #LGBT #Pride #homophobic #discrimination #surveillance #harassment

[International Documentary Association (IDA) @IDAorg]

Here are the best docs premiering on your small screen this week: IDA #PareLorentz grantee @RollRedRollDoc and @LavenderScare on @PBS, #Apollo11 on @CNNFilms & #TheEdgeOfDemocracy on @netflix. Plus, check out @eco_streamz & @mailchimp's Mailchimp Presents.
https://t.co/Dkq5PlFPTV

[MetroFocus @MetroFocus]

ICYMI: Learn about the little known story of the government’s purge of gay and lesbian workers, and how that paved the way for #LGBTQ equality today. Join us for a preview of the documentary, "The Lavender Scare."
https://t.co/SulO1jWRlg

[Hilary Hancock @mexit]

Just completed my radio show re The Lavender Scare with Director/Producer Josh Howard

https://t.co/jgByaFKtCD https://t.co/jgByaFKtCD

[The Center @LGBTCenterNYC]

“I did see the lavender scare as an important historical moment that needed to be documented, but I did not anticipate that some of the messages in it would have the relevance that they do have today."
https://t.co/PBHhN6HB39

[care2102 @care2102]

I just watched the Lavender Scare on PBS. I am speechless. I am so grateful that I get to benefit from the fight that so many others fought for themselves and all of us to love who we love. For those of you that disagree with how I live my life, I wish you a happy journey through