The Homophobic History of the Post Office
Document Type
Interview
Publication Date
5-28-2014
Abstract
Last week, the US Postal Service unveiled a stamp in remembrance of early LGBT rights crusader Harvey Milk. University of South Florida historian and author David Johnson knew how big of a step this was for the Postal Service — an agency whose predecessor, the US Post Office, in the 1950s and 1960s enforced very strict anti-gay obscenity laws. I talked with Johnson, author of The Lavender Scare: The Cold War Persecution of Gays and Lesbians in the Federal Government, by phone about the Post Office's anti-gay past. Our conversation, edited for length and clarity, follows.
Was this content written or created while at USF?
Yes
Citation / Publisher Attribution
Vox, May 28, 2014
Scholar Commons Citation
Johnson, David K., "The Homophobic History of the Post Office" (2014). History Faculty Publications. 247.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/hty_facpub/247
Comments
Interviewer: German Lopez, Vox