Torrential

The Lavender Scare

Thousands lost their jobs. Some lost their lives. A courageous few fought back.

At the height of the Cold War, President Eisenhower deems homosexuals to be security risks. A vicious witch hunt ensues, ruining thousands of American lives.

Documentary

Glenn Close

(Narrator (voice))

Joan Cassidy

(Herself (archive footage))

David Hyde Pierce

(Dr. Franklin E. Kameny (voice))

T.R. Knight

(Drew Ference (voice))

Joseph McCarthy

(Himself (archive footage))

Cynthia Nixon

(Madeleine Tress (voice))

Zachary Quinto

(Dennis Flinn (voice))

David K. Johnson

(Himself)

Lillian Faderman

(Herself)

John D'Emilio

(Himself)

Bartley A. Fugler

(Himself)

Victor Ference

(Himself)

Franklin Kameny

(Himself (archive footage))