Is Homosexuality a Menace? A Revealing Examination of Sex Deviation by a Physician and Criminologist
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Author
Arthur Guy Mathews
Country
United States
Language
English
Subject
Homosexuality
Publisher
Robert M. McBride Company
Publication date
1957
Mediatype
Print (hardcover)
Pages
302
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.
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
Is 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
↑ 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. ISBN9780226401966.
↑ Moore, Joseph A. (1957). "BIGOTRY has a field day.(Book)". Mattachine Review. 3 (12).–viaEBSCO's Academic Search Complete (subscription required)
↑ Pendola, Frank (1958). "Is Homosexuality a Menace?". ONE. 6 (1).–viaEBSCO'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. JSTOR20531435.
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