USA McCarthyism

The era of Senator Joe McCarthy in the United States was marked by notable persecution of gay communities and the firing of LGBTQIA+ individuals in federal agencies.

Senator McCarthy Pursues "Homosexuals" in State Department (1950)

• The Nome Nugget, a newspaper in the State of Alaska, publishes an article reporting "American foreign policy has been influenced by pro-communists, homosexuals, and a mastermind spying for Russia" (March 29, 1950).
• The Minneapolis Spokesman reports on the allegations from Senator Joe McCarthy that the State Department is "over-run with homo-sexuals" (April 14, 1950).
• The Evening Star, a Washington D.C. newspaper, reports on the Senate subcommittee beginning an investigation on "employment of homosexuals in Government" (April 28, 1950).
• The Evening Star reports that Senator Hill proposed a full investigation into federal agencies hiring gay residents (May 20, 1950).
• The Evening Star, a newspaper reports on State Department reaction to allegations made by Senator McCarthy (May 21, 1950).
• A report from the Evening Star reports a subcommittee investigation into "employment of homosexuals by the Federal Government" being approved and sent to the Senate Rules Committee, expecting "quick Senate approval". (May 25, 1950)
• The Nome Nugget reports on a Senate vote to investigate "homosexuals and moral perverts among government employees" (June 12, 1950).
• The Evening Star reports on Senate investigation and proposal for criminalizing gay residents (December 15, 1950).
• The Evening Star reports on a Congressional subcommittee investigation and proposal. The investigation found 91 employees fired by the State Department for "homosexuality" and the proposal attempts to "close loopholes" in order to criminalize gay residents (December 16, 1950).

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Senate Continues Firing "Homosexual" Employees in Federal Agencies (1951)

• The Arizona Sun reports on a spy hired by Senator McCarthy who was allegedly "homosexual". This comes after a year of McCarthy pursuing federal agencies in the USA for hiring gay employees (November 9, 1951).
• The Evening Star writes about a total of 148 gay employees fired from the State Department (April 26, 1951).

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