Lavender Scare

Episode 1 of 1

Learn the untold story of how tens of thousands of homosexual federal workers were either fired or denied employment in the 1950s, stirring outrage in the gay community and starting an LGBTQ rights movement with an unlikely hero at the forefront.

Previously Aired

Day
Time
Channel
6/19/2019
2 a.m.
6/20/2019
3 p.m.
1/9/2020
3 p.m.
6/13/2021
9 p.m.
6/14/2021
1 a.m.
6/12/2022
11 p.m.
6/13/2022
3 a.m.
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