The Lavender Scare Was a Calamity for the Gay Community

The lavender scare was a calamity for the gay community in the 1950s, which had enough problems on its hands as it was like 1950s already not an easy time to be gay. Hundreds of people lost their jobs, unknown, but significant numbers committed suicide due to the public shame. The long term fallout lasted more than two decades. It's still always so upsetting to hear that you can be dragged into a room and berated within an inch of your life because maybe somebody saw you walking into a building.