Thursday, September 10, 2026 · 10:30 PM

Lectures on Tap - 1950s USA: The Lavender Scare & the Birth of the "Closet"

Name: Lectures on Tap - 1950s USA: The Lavender Scare & the Birth of the "Closet"
Start: 2026-09-10T22:30:00+00:00
End: 2026-09-11T00:30:00+00:00
Location: Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY 11249

Location: Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY 11249

Neighborhood: Williamsburg

Host: Lectures on Tap

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Historian Dr. Hannah Leffingwell traces how the federal Lavender Scare of the 1950s pushed queer Americans into the closet.

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