The Cold War purge of gay Government employees—and why it matters now.

Chicago Tribune Press Service

Striking parallels exist between the 1950s Lavender Scare and President Trump’s de facto trans military ban.

The anti-communist witch hunts of the 1950s and ‘60s are now widely known, but Washington’s persecution of gays and lesbians working across the State Department has been relegated to a minor footnote in history.