NPR's Robert Siegel talks to Michael Isikoff and Charl Francis about their documentary Uniquely Nasty, which explor the ernment's mpaign agast gay workers startg the 1950s.
Contents:
- 'UNIQUELY NASTY' REMEMBERS THE U.S. BAN ON GAY FERAL WORKERS
- 'LAVENR SRE' BILL SEEKS TO ADDRS MIDCENTURY PURGG OF GAY FERAL WORKERS
- THE LAVENR SRE: HOW THE FERAL ERNMENT PURGED GAY EMPLOYE
- GAY FERAL WORKERS SAY THEY’RE ONLY PARTWAY TO EQUALY
'UNIQUELY NASTY' REMEMBERS THE U.S. BAN ON GAY FERAL WORKERS
* gay federal workers *
NPR's Robert Siegel talks to Michael Isikoff and Charl Francis about their documentary Uniquely Nasty, which explor the ernment's mpaign agast gay workers startg the 1950s. Edgar Hoover was termed to drive munists out of the feral ernment, his agency was jt as termed to drive out another group - gays and lbians.
'LAVENR SRE' BILL SEEKS TO ADDRS MIDCENTURY PURGG OF GAY FERAL WORKERS
Durg the "Lavenr Sre" om the late 1940s through the '60s, thoands of gay employe were fired or forced to rign om the feral workforce. * gay federal workers *
Beg gay uld st you your secury clearance, and later on, uld st you your job. (SOUNDBITE OF DOCUMENTARY, "UNIQUELY NASTY")UNIDENTIFIED MAN: It was a war on gays.
Bh's outreach to gays and lbians.
THE LAVENR SRE: HOW THE FERAL ERNMENT PURGED GAY EMPLOYE
Feral civil rights law protects gay, lbian and transgenr workers, the Supreme Court led Monday. * gay federal workers *
Civil Service Commissn explag why gays and lbians were not suable for feral employment.
GAY FERAL WORKERS SAY THEY’RE ONLY PARTWAY TO EQUALY
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