Johnson called The Lavender Scare: The Cold War Persecution of Gays and Lesbians in the Federal Government. The Lavender Scare is chronicled in a 2004 book by David K. In this episode, Hal makes reference to what’s become known as the Lavender Scare, which was the gay analog to the 1950s Red Scare, both of which were led by Senator Joseph McCarthy and, as Hal put it in his interview, the two “fairies without wings,” Roy Cohn and Gerard David Schine (better known G. For a more detailed overview of Hal Call’s life click here and here.
