The Lavender Scare

"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."

Cast

Glenn Close

as Narrator (voice)

Joan Cassidy

as Self (archive footage)

David Hyde Pierce

as Dr. Franklin E. Kameny (voice)

T. R. Knight

as Drew Ference (voice)

Joseph McCarthy

as Self (archive footage)

Cynthia Nixon

as Madeleine Tress (voice)

Zachary Quinto

as Dennis Flinn (voice)

David K. Johnson

as Self

Lillian Faderman

as Self

John D'Emilio

as Self

Bartley A. Fugler

as Self

Victor Ference

as Self

Franklin Kameny

as Self (archive footage)

Crew

Josh Howard

Director

Kevin Jennings

Executive Producer

Josh Howard

Producer

Barbara Pierce

Associate Producer

Bruce Shaw

Editor

Betsy West

Executive Producer

Andrew Tobias

Executive Producer