USA History of Entrapment
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This page covers the history of entrapment and blackmail of LGBTQIA+ communities in the USA.
McCarthy Era (1950s)
- See USA McCarthyism for more details
During the McCarthy era, the US government and municipalities pursued gay communities, which the federal government labelled as threats to national security. The FBI under J. Edgar Hoover would participate in blackmailing "homosexual" federal employees and associates, while police detectives would attempt to seduce suspected gay residents to convict them of indecency or moral charges. At the same time, civilians would blackmail local gay individuals or those suspected of being gay, and extort them for money and other resources.
