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Biden Issues Proclamation On 70th Anniversary Of ‘Lavender Scare’ Which Cost LGBTQs Their Jobs

President Joe Biden issued a formal proclamation today noting the 70th anniversary of the "Lavender Scare," which launched a vast witch hunt for LGBTQ Americans.
President Joe Biden issues a formal proclamation regarding The Lavender Scare
President Joe Biden issued a formal proclamation today noting the 70th anniversary of the “Lavender Scare,” which launched a vast witch hunt for LGBTQ Americans. Thousands of known or suspected gay and lesbian Americans who were working for the U.S. government were fired as a result. Continue reading “Biden Issues Proclamation On 70th Anniversary Of ‘Lavender Scare’ Which Cost LGBTQs Their Jobs”

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PBS Celebrates Pride Month With PRIDELAND One-Hour Special & Digital Series

PBS is celebrating LGTBQ+ Pride Month with the launch of PRIDELAND a new one-hour special and short-form digital series following host and actor Dyllón Burnside (from FX’s Pose) on a journey across the South. The six-episode, short-form series will launch on PBS Voices, a new documentary-focused YouTube Channel by PBS Digital Studios, beginning Thursday, May 26. A one-hour companion special, also hosted by Burnside, will premiere on Friday, June 12 at 9:00 p.m. ET (check local listings) on PBS, PBS.org and the PBS Video App.

PBS will also air an encore presentation of The Lavender Scare, the gripping documentary that tells 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. The acclaimed documentary (winner of 16 awards for Best Documentary) will air on PBS on Friday, June 12 at 10:00 p.m. ET.