Perverts by Official Order: The Campaign Against Homosexuals by the United States Navy

By: Lawrence Murphy

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Synopsis: This candid book documents for the first time the U.S. Navy’s use of entrapment in pursuit of homosexuals in and around Newport, Rhode Island, during the early twentieth century. This most extensive systematic persecution of gays in American history occurred with the approval of Navy Secretary Josephus Daniels and Assistant Secretary Franklin Roosevelt, as dozens of sailors were ordered to identify and even seduce gay men in order to report their names to the authorities. Noted historian Lawrence Murphy reveals the details of this sordid campaign that ultimately generated a national scandal and first raised issues of gay rights and governmental persecution of homosexuals.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 330 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781317953876
Related ISBNs:: 9780866567084, 9780918393449, 9781315864167
Publisher:: Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:: 05/10/23
Copyrighted By:: Harrington Park Park Press, Inc.
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Military, Nonfiction, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender, Social Studies
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.

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