Is Homosexuality a Menace? A Revealing Examination of Sex Deviation by a Physician and Criminologist is a 1957 work about homosexuality by Arthur Guy Mathews. The work received negative reviews.
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| Author | Arthur Guy Mathews |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subject | Homosexuality |
| Publisher | Robert M. McBride Company |
Publication date | 1957 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| Pages | 302 |
The book claimed that there were 7,000 homosexuals on the government payroll in each of Washington, D.C., and New York City, with many of those in New York having come from Washington to work at the United Nations headquarters.[1]
Reception
editIs Homosexuality a Menace? received negative reviews from Joseph A. Moore in Mattachine Review,[2] the journal of the Mattachine Society, and Frank Pendola in ONE magazine.[3] Is Homosexuality a Menace? has been described an example of books that were used in the 1950s as part of the Lavender Scare campaign.[4]
References
edit- ^ Johnson, David K. (2009). The Lavender Scare: The Cold War Persecution of Gays and Lesbians in the Federal Government. University of Chicago Press. p. 90. ISBN 9780226401966.
- ^ Moore, Joseph A. (1957). "BIGOTRY has a field day.(Book)". Mattachine Review. 3 (12). – via EBSCO's Academic Search Complete (subscription required)
- ^ Pendola, Frank (1958). "Is Homosexuality a Menace?". ONE. 6 (1). – via EBSCO's Academic Search Complete (subscription required)
- ^ Tamagne, Florence (December 2006). "Reviewed Work: The Lavender Scare. The Cold War Persecution of Gays and Lesbians in the Federal Government by David K. Johnson". Revue d'histoire moderne et contemporaine. 53e (4): 230–231. JSTOR 20531435.
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