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Employment of moral perverts by government agencies

Description:
In the 1950's, the U.S. Government believed that homosexual should not be employed by the federal government because they could be blackmailed by the country's enemies. Congress issued a number of reports on the need to root out and fire known homosexuals from the government.
Date:
May 25 (legislative day, March 29), 1950
Exhibit Tags:
sexual orientation, employment, discrimination, and government documents