Description:Dr. Lynn Price Robbins and Isaac S. Loftus are joined by Dr. Heather Haley to discuss sexuality and the military during the Cold War. A new "ideal of American morality” resulted in federal purges of gay men, lesbians, and bisexuals that became known as the Lavender Scare. How did the individuals affected fight back?Please support this podcast by checking out our patreon:www.patreon.com/primarysourcemediaTRANSCRIPT: coming soon Note: The thoughts, views, opinions, and intellectual property expressed in this podcast do not necessarily reflect those of the Naval History and Heritage Command, the Department of the Navy, or the Department of Defense

OUTLINE:0:00 - Introduction0:37 - How Dr. Haley Choose this Topic6:24 - A note to Graduate Students in the Humanities from Lynn7:45 - Understanding the Terminology11:05 -Where did the Term Lavender Scare Come From?16:59 - Why Now? What Brought This On?21:21 - LGBTQ as a Security Risk26:57 - Are There Any Actual Instances of Someone Being Compromised? 33:45 - The Crittenden Report35:33 - Vernon Berg and Lawrence Gibson43:17 - Interrogation Tactics and Intimidation52:19 - Good Order and Discipline: Incentivised Outing58:26 - Who Is Making These Policies1:00:38 - The Importance of Getting it Right, Dr. Haley’s Book, and Being Nice to Archivists1:06:17 - Where You Can Find Dr. Haley

EPISODE LINKS:.Dr. Heather M. Haley – Twitter @GALLIFRAEANWomen Also Know History - https://womenalsoknowhistory.com/individual-scholar-page/?pdb=58The Straight State: Sexuality and Citizenship in Twentieth-Century America, Margot Canaday - https://press.princeton.edu/books/paperback/9780691149936/the-straight-stateThe Lavender Scare - https://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/2016/summer/lavender.htmlVernon E. Berg III and Lawrence Gibson - https://makinggayhistory.org/podcast/copy-berg/Susan Stryker - https://www.susanstryker.net/aboutChristine Jorgensen - https://www.britannica.com/biography/Christine-JorgensenJoseph McCarthy - https://www.britannica.com/biography/Joseph-McCarthyThe Lavender Scare: The Cold War Persecution of Gays and Lesbians in the Federal Government, David K. Johnson - https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/L/bo193960577.htmlOppenheimer – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15398776/Hidden Figures - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4846340/Marilyn Monroe in WWII - https://americangimuseum.org/marilyn-monroe-in-world-war-ii/The Deviant's War: The Homosexual vs. the United States of America, Eric Cervini - https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374139797/thedeviantswarCrittenden Report - https://archive.org/details/gay-history-us-crittenden-report-1957Get off my ship: Ensign Berg vs. the U.S. Navy, E. Lawrence Gibson - https://archive.org/details/getoffmyshipensi00gibsHarvey Milk - https://www.britannica.com/biography/Harvey-MilkPODCAST INFO:Podcast website: 2c4hpod.comApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/2-complicated-4-history/id1664183536Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3svQpZfxhVQnYJMESpp842?si=514780ada34d4aab

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