Intelligence Reference · Person
John Peurifoy
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The catalyst arrived in February 1950 when Undersecretary of State John Peurifoy testified before Congress that the State Department had allowed 91 homosexuals to resign rather than face formal termination.
··1947 — 2022·Person
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The Lavender Scare
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